Ahead of the Telangana Assembly elections on November 30, All India Congress Committee (AICC) chairperson, Sonia Gandhi, on Tuesday wrote an open letter to the people of the state, urging them "with folded hands" to elect a "true and honest government".
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.
According to the guidelines issued by the Election Commission of India, all the voters who have reached the booth premises by this time will be allowed to vote. No new person will be allowed to enter the campus after 6 p.m.
Rajasthan recorded 68.24 per cent voter turnout till 5 pm in the state Assembly polls which are underway on Saturday, the Election Commission informed.
Ahead of Telangana polls, Union Home Minister Amit Shah on Saturday launched a scathing attack on the Bharat Rashtra Samithi (BRS) government and alleged it of mired in corruption in the last 10 years. Home Minister Amit Shah appealed to the voters to vote after evaluating performance.
The ruling Congress is eyeing another term, while the BJP is seeking to replace the Ashok Gehlot government, banking on the popularity of Prime Minister Narendra Modi.
The public is more aware of the issues of law and order, appeasement politics, and farmer loans which might become a cause for the defeat of the Congress party in the state, said Satish Poonia.
BJP leader and former Chief Minister of Rajasthan Vasundhara Raje cast her vote for the state Assembly elections at a polling booth in Jhalawar on Saturday.