Rajasthan Assembly Election Results 2023 Live Updates: In his thank you speech after BJP’s stunning win, PM Modi talks about Rajasthan’s paper leak

The Rajasthan BJP chief states, “Over the past five years, the Congress has plundered and deceived the people with false promises. Consequently, the public has chosen to bid farewell to them and usher in the BJP to assume power.”

Diya Kumari, BJP MP and Vidhyadhar Nagar candidate, engages in prayer at the Govind Devji temple in Jaipur.

With one counting center per 30 election districts, Jaipur, Jodhpur, and Nagaur each have two counting centers.

The initial trends of Rajasthan Assembly Elections show that BJP is leading over the Congress. Several TV channels indicated that the BJP was leading in 100 seats, while the Congress was leading in 85. However, according to the Election Commission website, the Congress was leading in four seats, and the BJP in one in Rajasthan.

District Election Officer Himanshu Gupta states, “The strong rooms have been unlocked, and the postal ballots have been delivered to the Vidhan Sabha constituencies. They are being unveiled in the presence of candidates and agents. The situation remains peaceful across all areas thus far, with all political agents present in their designated constituencies.”

Check out this interesting pic from past that shows a ‘mobile booth’ in Rajasthan.

The Congress is maintaining a good early lead in ahead in Telangana and Chhattisgarh, latest reports say.

Apart from Rajasthan, the counting is underway in Madhya Pradesh, Telangana and Chhattisgarh. The BJP is maintaining a healthy lead in Madhya Pradesh as well.

Latest reports of early trends of postal ballot counting shows that incumbent Ashok Gehlot is leading from Sardarpura.

According to the latest reports, the trends on 27 seats of Rajasthan are in. The BJP is leading on 17 seats with the Congress on distant second with lead on 12 seats.

The counting of postal ballots is underway. According to latest TV reports, BJP is leading on 4 seats

Counting across 199 Assembly constituencies has begun. It will start will postal ballots at 8 AM, EVM counting will 8 30 AM.

A robust police presence is evident at a counting center in Jodhpur as the tallying of votes for the Rajasthan Assembly elections is about to commence shortly.

The counting process for 199 Assembly constituencies will commence at 8 AM, starting with postal ballots. EVM counting is scheduled to begin at 8:30 AM.

More than 1,800 candidates are contesting for 199 seats in Rajasthan, a state where political control has shifted between the Congress and the BJP every five years over the past three decades.

Before the election results, Rajasthan minister and Congress leader BD Kalla confidently states, “I am confident that I will secure the mandate of the people of Bikaner and secure a seat in the Legislative Assembly. Congress is poised to form the government in the state once again.”

Congress leader Pramod Tiwari says that the party is certain of forming a government in Rajasthan along with four other states.

The Rajasthan Legislative Assembly’s five-year term is set to conclude on January 14, 2024. Elections took place on November 25, 2023, covering 199 out of the 200 constituencies in Rajasthan in a single-phase. The Election Commission of India has deferred the polls for the remaining seat.

The Rajasthan Legislative Assembly comprises 200 seats. In the 2018 elections, the Indian National Congress secured 100 seats. However, elections in the Ramgarh constituency were canceled, leaving one seat vacant. In 2019, six MLAs from the Bahujan Samaj Party joined the Congress, increasing the party’s seats to 105. Additionally, the Congress gained two more seats through by-elections in October 2019. Subsequently, in 2021, the Congress emerged victorious in the Dhariawad constituency by-polls, bringing their total seats to 108.

In the 2018 Rajasthan Assembly elections, the Indian National Congress emerged victorious, securing 100 seats, leading to the appointment of Ashok Gehlot as the Chief Minister. The Bharatiya Janata Party secured the second position with 73 seats.

Good morning and welcome to our live coverage on Rajasthan Assembly Election Results 2023. As the tradition has been, the counting of the votes will begin at 8 am today. As the poll officials begin the counting of ballots, we will bring you all the latest trends, key updates, who is winning, who is losing, interesting trivia and much more. Stay with us to know freshest and verified result updates from Rajasthan.