Rajasthan Assembly Election Results 2023 | BJP ahead of Congress in early trends
The Hindu
BJP ahead in 52 seats, Congress in 34; BSP, RLD, CPI(M) and Aazad Samaj Party ahead in one seat each. BJP candidate from Kota North Prahlad Gunjal said BJP will form govt. Counting of votes for Rajasthan Assembly polls underway at 36 centres. Incumbent Congress and BJP hopeful of forming govt; exit polls predict Congress win.
The Bharatiya Janata Party was ahead in 52 seats while the Congress was leading in 34, according to Election Commission trends available on Sunday, December 3, 2023, for the Assembly polls in Rajasthan.
The Bharat Adivasi Party and independents were ahead in four seats each while the BSP, RLD, CPI(M) and Aazad Samaj Party were ahead in one seat each, according to the EC.
As the trends poured in, BJP candidate from Kota north Prahlad Gunjal said that the BJP is going to form the government.
"Rajasthan has given the mandate and the picture will become clear in sometime," he said.
When asked who will be the CM, he said, "This will be decided by the party high command. We have big leaders like Vasundhara Raje and we need not bring from outside." Gunjal is contesting against parliamentary affairs minister Shanti Dhariwal.
Counting of votes polled in the November 25 Assembly elections in Rajasthan got underway at 8 am amid tight security arrangements.
Postal ballots are being counted first which will be followed by the counting of votes polled through Electronic Voting Machines.
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