Voting began in 199 out of 200 assembly seats in Rajasthan on Saturday after days of hectic campaigning by major political parties including the ruling Congress and BJP.
A range of factors will be at play in the Rajasthan assembly polls on Saturday with BJP seeking to oust the Congress government in the state by vociferously raising issues concerning farmers, women and youth and alleged corruption and both parties seeking to woo voters with tall promises.
Chief Electoral Officer of Rajasthan, Praveen Gupta, said on Friday that over 3 lakh people exercised their franchise via postal ballot ahead of the Assembly elections in Rajasthan on November 25.
A day ahead of the Assembly elections in Rajasthan, Union Minister Anurag Thakur on Friday exuded confidence that the Bharatiya Janata Party will form its government in the poll-bound state and said that the people will get rid of the corrupt government.
Upbeat over his party's chances of returning to power in Rajasthan, Chief Minister Ashok Gehlot on Friday said there was a strong undercurrent in favour of the ruling Congress in the state.
On the last day of campaigning for the Rajasthan assembly elections, Union Home Minister Amit Shah held mega roadshows in Chittorgarh and Nathdwara constituencies of the poll-bound state on Thursday.
Addressing a press conference here in Jaipur, on the last day of the campaign for the Rajasthan Assembly elections, Amit Shah said that the state witnessed several incidents as an example of the appeasement politics by the Gehlot-led Congress government.
Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) chief JP Nadda on Wednesday accused the Rajasthan government led by the Congress party of involvement in all-pervasive corruption.
A five-member delegation of foreign diplomats is set to visit Rajasthan's Jaipur on November 22 and 23 as a part of the "KNOW BJP" initiative launched by the National President on the 42nd foundation day of the BJP, an official statement by the BJP said.
"The Congress party always worked for the betterment of people in Rajasthan. This is the biggest USP of this government. For the Haryana election in the next year, we will initiate all the policies in Haryana that have been initiated in Rajasthan. Silent voters are with us. The Congress p