The counting of votes for 199 out of 200 assembly seats in Rajasthan began on Sunday morning after days of intense campaigning by major political parties including the ruling Congress and the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP).
The votes for the legislative assemblies of four states -- Chhattisgarh, Rajasthan, Madhya Pradesh and Telangana -- will be counted amid tight security arrangements on Sunday, in the final stretch of the battle billed as the semifinal before the mega final in 2024.
With less than 12 hours to the counting day, BJP leader and the party's candidate from the Tijara Assembly constituency of Rajasthan, Baba Balak Nath, on Saturday lashed out at the Congress saying the saffron party would form the government and rid the state of the incumbent.
"90 returning officers, 416 assistant returning officers, 4596 enumerators, and 1699 micro-observers have been appointed for the counting process. The Election Commission of India has appointed 90 counting observers for the 90 assembly constituencies," read the ECI release.
"Efforts are being made in Kanker to convey the message of gender equality between men and women in society. A total of 196 female employees will be on duty in the counting of votes who have been specially trained," said an official
"Everyone is very well aware of the fact that the BJP is going to form its government in Rajasthan. Although the results will be clear by tomorrow, but there is no doubt that we will get a full majority and form our government," the Union Minister said.
"All the arrangements for counting votes have been made. The counting of votes will be done at 36 centres at the headquarters of district election officers in a centralised way. For that, all the arrangements have been made. The counting of votes will start at 8 in the morning tomorrow," sai