Congress General Secretary in-charge Communications, Jairam Ramesh, in a post on X, criticized the BJP for taking at least 12 days to announce the name of the chief minister for the state.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi arrived at the BJP headquarters in Delhi as the Bharatiya Janata Party emerged victorious in Rajasthan Assembly elections and is leading the vote count in Madhya Pradesh and Chhattisgarh on Sunday.
After the Bharatiya Janata Party appears to have taken a giant leap in the results of the assembly polls in three states- Madhya Pradesh, Rajasthan and Chhattisgarh, Azad spoke to the reporters and said that the Congress did not mention the issues that the minorities are facing across the
Disturbed with the outcome of assembly elections, Party leader Acharya Pramod Krishnam said that opposing Sanatan Dharma is the reason behind the defeat of Congress.
As the BJP is edging towards majority mark in Rajasthan, Congress leader and former Deputy Chief Minister Sachin Pilot is leading against the BJP's Ajit Singh Mehta in the Tonk Assembly constituency as per the Election Commission early trends.
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).
BJP leader Rajendra Singh Rathore has expressed confidence that Bharatiya Janata Party will win 135 seats in the Rajasthan polls and secure one of the "biggest" victories in the state.
Speaking to ANI about the Rajasthan Assembly Elections, he said, "We will win Civil Lines with a huge margin, more than the number of votes we got last time. I think the silent voter also voted for me. The Congress will form the government in Rajasthan."
Polling at more than 51,000 polling booths in 199 assembly constituencies began at 7 am and ended at 6 pm, but officials said those already in queue at the polling booths were allowed to vote. The votes will be counted on December 3.
As the polling for the Rajasthan Assembly elections concluded on Saturday, over 70 per cent voter turnout was recorded with stray incidents of violence.