Rajasthan Assembly Elections 2023 latest news: Rajasthan is among the five state that will go for the Assembly polls later this year. The state polls will see the voters deciding the fate to send 200 lawmakers to the Rajasthan Legislative Assembly.

The date for the assembly elections has been announced. The Election Commission of India announced the dates of the Rajasthan Assembly Elections during a press conference in New Delhi on October 9. Rajasthan will vote for its new Assembly on November 23rd. The result of the election will be announced on December 3rd.

The Congress will be trying its best to remain in power in the state, while the BJP is looking to bank of the anti-incumbency factor.

While Congress and BJP are the main political forces in the desert state, AAP is also likely to contest election in Rajasthan. In the 2018 elections, Congress had won 99 seats which was two seats short of achieving the majority. The BJP on the other hand won 73 seats.

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