'Undercurrent' Vs 'Tsunami' In Rajasthan As Congress, BJP Battle Ahead Of Polling

Rajasthan's polling stations will be open from 7 a.m. to 6 p.m. in 199 of the state's 200 seats, according to Chief Electoral Officer Praveen Gupta. 

Rajasthan CM Ashok Gehlot, and BJP Leader Vasundhara Raje. ( Image Source :PTI )

Rajasthan goes to the polls on Saturday to elect members of a new legislature, with the BJP trying to remove the ruling Congress, which is working hard to reverse the state's tradition of alternative administrations. Ahead of the polling on November 25, CM Ashok Gehlot stated: “There is an undercurrent in Rajasthan. I can sense that there is a Congress wave in the state. Villages that supported BJP previously are now talking about the schemes that we launched."

VIDEO | "There is an undercurrent in Rajasthan. I can sense that there is a Congress wave in the state. Villages that supported BJP previously are now talking about the schemes that we launched," says Rajasthan CM @ashokgehlot51.#RajasthanElections2023… pic.twitter.com/dpHUUM35lu

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"They (BJP) were trying to topple our government. It is a sin to topple an elected government. The public will take revenge for this. There is an undercurrent in favour of Congress," CM Gehlot further stated. 

Mocking CM Ashok Gehlot ahead of polls, Union Minister Gajendra Singh Shekhawat stated: "In 2013, when BJP had got 163 seats and Congress was reduced to 21, even then he (Ashok Gehlot) had felt an undercurrent. He was not aware of this feeling then that the vibration they were feeling was a tsunami for the removal of their government."

#WATCH | Jodhpur: Union Minister Gajendra Singh Shekhawat says, "In 2013, when BJP had got 163 seats and Congress was reduced to 21, even then he (Ashok Gehlot) had felt an undercurrent. He was not aware of this feeling then that the vibration they were feeling was a tsunami for… https://t.co/dGjVUxClip pic.twitter.com/4Vinv39hel

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Rajasthan's polling stations will be open from 7 a.m. to 6 p.m. in 199 of the state's 200 seats, according to Chief Electoral Officer Praveen Gupta. 

The last few days have seen a high-octane electoral campaign, with Congress concentrating mostly on the achievements and performance of the Ashok Gehlot government, its initiatives and programmes, as well as the promise of seven assurances if the party keeps power. The BJP slammed the Congress on topics including violence against women, appeasement, corruption, and document leaks.

Earlier, Prime Minister Narendra Modi claimed that the ruling Congress in Rajasthan had thrown out Gujjar leader Sachin Pilot "like a fly in the milk," similar to the treatment meted out to his late father Rajesh Pilot, and that this was a clear signal that the party was insulting the Gujjar community.

Responding to PM Modi's remark, Congress leader Sachin Pilot said: "Eight crore people live in Rajasthan. When government is formed, there is support of everyone - be it the farmers, youth, forward or the backward. Efforts should be made to bring everyone together. I think caste politics or religious politics is not a healthy sign for a democracy. We should set an example for the next generation...But whenever BJP feels that they are stumbling and they are not going to get majority and they will lose, they say things like this to create distractions. But public understands everything...I am satisfied that we will get good results on 3rd December."

#WATCH | Rajasthan Elections | On PM Modi's remark on him and Gujjar community, Congress leader Sachin Pilot says, "Eight crore people live in Rajasthan. When government is formed, there is support of everyone - be it the farmers, youth, forward or the backward. Efforts should be… pic.twitter.com/8DXGRJvUbZ

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BJP MP and candidate from Vidhyadhar Nagar Diya Kumari claimed that saffron party will work towards the development of Rajasthan. 

Speaking on upcoming Rajasthan polls, Union Minister Anurag Thakur said: "The atmosphere is very good. There will be voting in Rajasthan tomorrow. I have full faith that the state will get relief from a government that is corrupt, discriminates against the youth, & makes false promises...Similarly, there is a wave of BJP in Madhya Pradesh & Chhattisgarh. In 2014 (elections) it was after thirty years that a government was formed with a full majority. In 2019 (elections) the 2014 record was broken. In 2024 (elections) we are prepared to break the 2019 record and again BJP will form the government."

#WATCH | Himachal Pradesh: Union Minister Anurag Thakur says, "The atmosphere is very good. There will be voting in Rajasthan tomorrow. I have full faith that the state will get relief from a government that is corrupt, discriminates against the youth, & makes false… pic.twitter.com/uIkCz0Oq4F

— ANI (@ANI) November 24, 2023

There are 1862 contenders in the race, with a total of 5,25,38,105 voters. There are 1,70,99,334 voters between the ages of 18 and 30, with 22,61,008 new voters between the ages of 18 and 19.

The BJP has fielded 59 MLAs, including defected Congress MLA Girraj Singh Malinga and six Lok Sabha and one Rajya Sabha members, whereas the Congress has fielded 97 MLAs, including seven independents and one expelled from the BJP last year - Shobharani Kushwah.   Former Nagaur MP Jyoti Mirdha, who is running in the assembly election, is one of the key names who defected from the Congress and joined the BJP.

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