Rajasthan election LIVE updates: Campaign ends, voting on December 7

A high-decibel campaign that witnessed hundreds of election rallies and road shows across Rajasthan ended Wednesday evening, ahead of the December 7 assembly polls. As many as 2,274 candidates including 189 women are in the fray for 199 out of a total 200 constituencies in the state. Election in Alwar district's Ramgarh constituency has been postponed due to the death of the Bahujan Samaj Party candidate. Electioneering ended at 5 pm today. Polling will take place from 8 am to 5 pm on December 7 in 199 constituencies,” Rajasthan's chief electoral officer Anand Kumar was quoted as saying by PTI.

During his speech PM Modi further said, as per ANI, "You would've seen that we've caught a 'raazdaar' of chopper scam and brought him here. The entire family is now scared of the things which will be revealed. They are scared as to whose name will he take if he opens his mouth".

"Today, Khadi jacket has become popular, people call it Modi jacket & they don't like it. They say how did Khadi of Gandhi become Modi jacket?", says PM at the Daysa rally. The state will go on poll on December 7.

"It's misfortune of the country that through Khadi Mahatma Gandhi used to work for self-dependence but this fake Gandhi family erased the existence of that Khadi. Did you ever hear any Congress government say anything about Khadi?" ANI quotes PM Modi as saying in rally

How can you give the state in the hand of a party whose ledership is confused. The Congress does not have a leader, nor policy for the state: PM Modi.

'While for Congress, only one Family is everything, for me the entire country is my family', PM Nrendra Modi says at a rally in Dausa 

The Congress never rhought of dvelopment of tribals. it was former PM Atel Bihari Vajpayee who created a separate ministry for tribals, says PM Narendra Modi at the rally.

PM Modi has started addressing the rally in Dausa.

Prime Minister Narendra Modi to address a public rally in Dausa shrtly. The ste will go on assembly election on December 7. Results will be announced on December 11.

Congress has fought all election on the politics of caste and appeasement. However, BJP has fought the lectio on the basisis of performance and states development: Amit Shah.

In Congress, members of family become president; in BJP, those who perform and work to push the country ahead are given importance: Amit Shah.

Modi said that Gandhi family had been enjoying privileges for four generations. He said that the Supreme Court deision was the "victory of the honest". "Now I will see how you escape... Look at the courage of a 'chaiwala' who took those running country for four generations to the court's door," he said. CLICK HERE TO READ MORE

Taking on the Gandhi family a day after the Supreme Court ordered that IT cases against Sonia and Rahul Gandhi be reopened, Prime Minister Narendra Modi said here Wednesday that his government had scored a win thanks to the courage of a 'chaiwala'.

Modi said that the Congress was spreading venom of casteism and created urban-rural divide in the country. He asked the party to share give account of works done by it in four decades. Attacking Rahul gandhi, he said: "I am one of you people. I wasn’t born with a gold spoon. I have seen hard times in my life."

Prime Minister Narendra Modi said that after independence, the Congress practiced caste politics for its self gain. He said that differences between villages and towns, poor and rich was widened. 'The one who destroyed the country, can it bring prosperity for you (public)?' he asked. The Congress party has already lost the election, now they are looking for someone to blame for the defeat. 

Prime Minister Narendra Modi said that after independence, the Congress practiced caste politics for its self gain. He said that differences between villages and towns, poor and rich were widened under Congress. "The one who destroyed the country, can it bring prosperity for you (public)?" he asked. The Congress party has already lost the election, now contemplating who to hold responsible for defeat.

At an election rally in Sumerpur, Prime Minister Narendra Modi said that BJP's target is every single booth. He said that BJP's formula is 'Mera polling boorth, sabse majboot'.

Amit Shah informed that BJP conducted 15 roadshows and 222 big meetings across Rajasthan in the run-up to the Assembly polls. Speaking about rallies of the Prime Minister, he said that the crowd attending his rallies tell people are happy under his leadership and want to see the BJP again in power. 

Amit Shah said that the BJP under leadership of Vasundhara Raje, the BJP has transformed the state from 'bimaru' to developed. 'We will now make Rajasthan prosperous,' the BJP chief told reporters in Jaipur.

On opposition's charge that extradition of Christian Michel was a diversionary tactic of BJP, Amit Shah said, “Opposition has no other issue, what is wrong if we nabbed the middleman? Does the opposition want to save him?” Michel was brought to Delhi late last night from UAE. He was among a few wanted people by probe agencies in India in connection with VVIP Chopper scam.

Amit Shah said that Congress party is playing negative politics. He said that opposition has no issue to corner the BJP government as it has served everyone equally. 

Addressing the media in Jaipur, BJP president Amit Shah said, "I am sure we will form government in the state (Rajasthan) with full majority with Vasundhara ji as the Chief Minister. People in the state have rejected caste and dynasty politics of Congress."

Addressing the media, BJP president Amit Shah said that Congress has only played divide and rule politics for electoral gain. He said that people were tired of anarchy in Rajasthan under Congress' rule. Shah said that BJP workers are confident about winning the elections in Rajasthan this time as well.

Hours before campaigning comes to an end in Rajasthan, Prime Minister Narendra Modi will make a last push to garner more support in favour of Raje. As per the schedule, Modi will address an election rally in Sumerpur town of Pali district at around 12 noon and then travel to Dausa to address another rally at 3 pm. On Tuesday, Modi had addressed three elections rallies in Mahendragarh, Sikar and Jaipur. 

Tonk Assembly seat is has a dominance of Muslim voters. The seat has around 50,000 Muslim voters, 30,000 Gujjars, 35,000 SC and 15,000 Mali community voters. The Congress has fielded its state unit president Sachin Pilot from here. This is first time when Pilot is contesting Assembly polls. In 2004 and 2009, Pilot had won Lok Sabha polls Dausa and Ajmer, respectively. The fight is triangular one because BJP has fielded its lone Muslim heavyweight Yunus Khan against Pilot. The BSP of Mayawati has also given ticket to a Muslim candidate.  CLICK HERE TO READ MORE

The BJP and Congress are the main political parties in Rajasthan. The state has a tradition of not repeating the same party's government after its tenure gets over. With history by its side, the Congress is expecting to upset the BJP in a big way and bring down the moral of BJP in the run-up to the general elections. The key factors that will decide the outcome of Rajasthan elections are anti-incumbency, rural distress, unemployment. Issues like drinking water, farmers' suicide, education, women security are among other factors that will have an impact on the results. CLICK HERE TO READ MORE

In Jhalrapatan, Chief Minister Vasundhara Raje is contesting for a fourth consecutive time. Raje had first won from here in 2003 and served as the state's female Chief Minister. In 2008 and 2013, she had won from here. Meanwhile, the Congress has fielded rebel BJP stalwart Jaswant Singh's son Manvendra Singh against Raje from Jhalrapatan. 

Congress pesident Rahul Gandhi’s visits to temples in election-bound states have been criticised heavily by the BJP. However, Rahul has remained undeterred and has been visiting as many temples and shrines as possible in Rajasthan. The BJP has dubbed Rahul's acts as ‘soft Hindutva’ and has taken many political observers by surprise. When senior Congress leader Shashi Tharoor was asked about Rahul's visits, he said that it was wrong to see Rahul's temple visits as some sort of ‘political opportunism’, adding that he used to talk about religion and spirituality way before he was photographed in the temples.

Amid rage and rancour over Rajasthan assembly polls slated to be held on December 7, the Tonk seat, 110 km from Jaipur, has a unique battle. In Tonk, the erstwhile city of nawabs, Congress' state chief Sachin Pilot takes on BJP's Yunus Khan. And both come from outside the constituency. Pilot is from neighbouring Ajmer while Khan belongs to Deedwana (Nagaur). Also, the Congress has fielded a Hindu candidate after 46 years in the town, whereas BJP has brought a Muslim candidate after 38 years. The small town has no industries, rail route or airport. CLICK HERE TO READ MORE

Addressing an election rally in Sikar on Tuesday, Modi slammed Congress president Rahul Gandhi for his remarks over his style of beginning his speeches with chants of ‘Bharat Mata ki Jai’. Modi said that Congress should be ashamed for saying such a thing which shows their “disrespect for our motherland”. “Congress has come up with a fatwa that I should not begin rallies with Bharat Mata Ki Jai. How can they deny this? They must be ashamed of even saying such a thing. This shows their disrespect for our motherland,” Modi said. CLICK HERE TO READ MORE

Congress president Rahul Gandhi hit out at Narendra Modi at a rally in Alwar on Tuesday over his style of beginning his speeches with chants of ‘Bharat Mata ki Jai’. Rahul said Modi should begin his speech with ‘Anil Ambani Ki Jai, Mehul Choksi ki jai, Nirav Modi ki jai, Lalit Modi ki jai’ instead of beginning it with ‘Bharat Mata ki Jai’.

Hours after PM Narendra Modi slammed the Congress at an election rally for overlooking the sentiments of Sikhs by letting Kartarpur Sahib go to Pakistan during partition, the Congress hit back as it ridiculed Modi for speaking without knowing facts. "Prime Minister has a penchant for distorting facts and misrepresenting them to suit his own interests. Has Modi read history? It was because of the Congress that he was born in free India," Congress veteran Kapil Sibal said while reacting to Modi's remarks.