<p>The leaders of India's ruling Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) hailed 'people-centric policies' of the BJP-led National Democratic Alliance (NDA) under the 'charismatic' leadership of Prime Minister Narendra Modi after party's electoral success in three states.</p>

<p>Home Minister Amit Shah asserted that people have put their stamp of approval on Prime Minister Modi's "good governance".</p>

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<p>The External Affairs Minister (EAM) Dr S Jaishankar hailed the BJP's success in Rajasthan, Madhya Pradesh and Chhattisgarh state as an 'expression of faith' into the guarantees of development promised by the BJP with Modi as the face of campaign.&nbsp;</p>

<p><strong>Also watch |&nbsp;Assembly elections results: BJP scores hat-trick in crucial assembly elections</strong></p>

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<p>"Laud the dedication and hard work of our Karyakartas. Confident that the people-centric policies of the NDA will keep gathering ever greater support," Jaishankar wrote on X, formerly Twitter.&nbsp;</p>

<p>While the defence minister Rajnath Singh said that the BJP has become 'people's favourite' party, the BJP president JP Nadda also pointed out the win as stamp of people's faith in Modi's leadership.</p>

<p>Later during the day, Prime Minister Narendra Modi while speaking at BJP headquarters,&nbsp;hailed JP Nadda's presidency of the party, pointing out that the leader continued his "relentless" work for the party even after facing a personal loss.</p>

<p>"It’s only and only Modi ji in the hearts of the people. Today’s election results have proved that days of appeasement and caste politics are over. New India votes on politics of performance," Home Minister Amit Shah said in a post on X.</p>

<p>"I salute the people of Madhya Pradesh, Chhattisgarh and Rajasthan for this immense support," the Home Minister said, adding "many congratulations to prime minister Shri Narendra Modi on this grand victory of BJP".</p>

<p>"The way Modi ji has developed an authentic, emotional and intimate relationship with the people of the country and the commitment that the BJP has shown towards public welfare, development and good governance, it has established the BJP as a 'lok laadli' party among the people," he said.</p>

<h2><strong>BJP accepts&nbsp;Telangana defeat</strong></h2>

<p>Besides, the BJP leaders also accepted&nbsp;the people’s mandate in Telangana where Congress is set&nbsp;to form its government.</p>

<p>"Gratitude to people of Telangana for encouraging support. Under PM Narendra Modi Ji's leadership the BJP will continue to work towards the development of Telangana," Home Minister Amit Shah said in a post on X.</p>

<p>"With people's support, we will certainly make Telangana a prosperous state," he said.</p>

<p>"My heartfelt thanks to the ‘karyakartas’ of BJP Telangana and the state president G Kishan Reddy Ji for their tireless efforts," Shah added.</p>

<p><em>(With inputs from agencies)</em></p>


The leaders of India's ruling Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) hailed 'people-centric policies' of the BJP-led National Democratic Alliance (NDA) under the 'charismatic' leadership of Prime Minister Narendra Modi after party's electoral success in three states.

The leaders of India's ruling Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) hailed 'people-centric policies' of the BJP-led National Democratic Alliance (NDA) under the 'charismatic' leadership of Prime Minister Narendra Modi after party's electoral success in three states. Home Minister Amit Shah asserted that people have put their stamp of approval on Prime Minister Modi's "good governance". Also read | Indian PM Modi hails state assembly election results as victory of ‘politics of good governance, development’ The External Affairs Minister (EAM) Dr S Jaishankar hailed the BJP's success in Rajasthan, Madhya Pradesh and Chhattisgarh state as an 'expression of faith' into the guarantees of development promised by the BJP with Modi as the face of campaign. Also watch | Assembly elections results: BJP scores hat-trick in crucial assembly elections × "Laud the dedication and hard work of our Karyakartas. Confident that the people-centric policies of the NDA will keep gathering ever greater support," Jaishankar wrote on X, formerly Twitter. While the defence minister Rajnath Singh said that the BJP has become 'people's favourite' party, the BJP president JP Nadda also pointed out the win as stamp of people's faith in Modi's leadership. Later during the day, Prime Minister Narendra Modi while speaking at BJP headquarters, hailed JP Nadda's presidency of the party, pointing out that the leader continued his "relentless" work for the party even after facing a personal loss. "It’s only and only Modi ji in the hearts of the people. Today’s election results have proved that days of appeasement and caste politics are over. New India votes on politics of performance," Home Minister Amit Shah said in a post on X. "I salute the people of Madhya Pradesh, Chhattisgarh and Rajasthan for this immense support," the Home Minister said, adding "many congratulations to prime minister Shri Narendra Modi on this grand victory of BJP". "The way Modi ji has developed an authentic, emotional and intimate relationship with the people of the country and the commitment that the BJP has shown towards public welfare, development and good governance, it has established the BJP as a 'lok laadli' party among the people," he said. BJP accepts Telangana defeat Besides, the BJP leaders also accepted the people’s mandate in Telangana where Congress is set to form its government. "Gratitude to people of Telangana for encouraging support. Under PM Narendra Modi Ji's leadership the BJP will continue to work towards the development of Telangana," Home Minister Amit Shah said in a post on X. "With people's support, we will certainly make Telangana a prosperous state," he said. "My heartfelt thanks to the ‘karyakartas’ of BJP Telangana and the state president G Kishan Reddy Ji for their tireless efforts," Shah added. (With inputs from agencies)

Jaishankar, Amit Shah react as BJP secures power in key states ahead of 2024 elections

Rajasthan Assembly Election Result 2023: The five-year tenure of Rajasthan Legislative Assembly will end on 14 January 2024. Voting was held in 199 out of 200 constituencies of Rajasthan on 25 November 2023 in single-phased elections.

Rajasthan Assembly Election Result 2023: The five-year tenure of Rajasthan Legislative Assembly will end on 14 January 2024. Voting was held in 199 out of 200 constituencies of Rajasthan on 25 November 2023 in single-phased elections. The Election Commission of India has postponed the polls in one remaining seat. Indian National Congress won the Rajasthan Assembly elections in 2018 with 100 seats, and Ashok Gehlot became the state's chief minister. Bharatiya Janata Party came second with 73 seats. The incumbent Rajasthan Legislative Assembly has the INC, Rashtriya Lok Dal and independent candidates on the bench, while the BJP, Rashtriya Loktantrik Party, Bharatiya Tribal Party and Communist Party of India (Marxist) are in opposition. INC currently holds 108 seats, while the BJP has 70 seats. ALSO READ | Rajasthan Assembly polls 2023 Results Live Updates Rajasthan Assembly Election Result Date 2023 The single-phased elections in Rajasthan concluded on 25 November 2023. The Election Commission of India will declare the results of the Rajasthan Assembly elections on 3 December 2023. ECI will release the official results for the Rajasthan Legislative Assembly on their website. Exit polls for Rajasthan Assembly elections, by various agencies and new channels, will be released after 30 November 2023. Exit polls are surveys conducted among voters to determine how they voted in a specific election. Rajasthan Assembly Election 2023: Number of Constituencies There are 200 seats in the Rajasthan Legislative Assembly. The Indian National Congress won 100 seats in the 2018 elections. But elections were cancelled in Ramgarh, a constituency in Rajasthan, due to which one constituency's seat remains vacant. In 2019, six Bahujan Samaj Party MLAs joined Congress, taking the party's seats up to 105. Congress won two more seats in the by-elections held in October 2019. Later, in 2021, Congress won Dhariawad constituency by-polls, tallying their total seats to 108. Rajasthan Assembly Election 2023: Total Number of Candidates & Voters The Rajasthan Assembly election results on 3 December 2023 will decide the fate of 1,875 candidates, including 183 female contestants. The ECI set up 51,507 polling stations in the assembly constituencies on the elections day. Sardarpura is one of the key constituencies as Rajasthan Chief Minister Ashok Gehlot has won the seat since 1998. Vasundhara Raje, BJP candidate and former chief minister, contested from Jhalarapatan. She has been winning the seat since 2003. Rajasthan recorded a voter turnout of 75.45 per cent in the elections held on 25 November 2023. It was marginally higher than the previous elections in 2018. Women voted more than men this time in the state assembly polls. Rajasthan Assembly Election Result 2023: Check the complete constituency-wise candidate list of Congress and BJP S No. Constituency Name BJP Candidates Congress Candidates Status 1 Pushkar Suresh Singh Rawat Naseem Akhtar N/A 2 Ajmer North Vasudev Devnani Mahendra Singh Ralawata N/A 3 Ajmer South Anita Bhadel Dr Droupadi Koli N/A 4 Nasirabad Ramswaroop Lamba Shivprakash Gurjar N/A 5 Beawar Shankar Singh Rawat Parasmal Jain Panch N/A 6 Shree Dungargarh Tarachand Saraswat Manglaram Godara N/A 7 Nokha Bihari Lal Bishnoi Sushila Rameshwar Dudi N/A 8 Sadulpur Sumitra Poonia Krishna Poonia N/A 9 Taranagar Rajendra Singh Rathore Narendra Budania N/A 10 Lunkaransar Sumit Godara Dr Rajendra Moond N/A 11 Bhadra Sanjeev Kumar Ajeet Singh Beniwal N/A 12 Khajuwala Dr Vishwanath Meghwal Govind Ram Meghwal N/A 13 Bikaner West Jethanand Vyas Bulaki Das Kalla N/A 14 Bikaner East Siddhi Kumari Yashpal Gehlot N/A 15 Kolayat Anshuman Singh Bhati Bhanwar Singh Bhati N/A 16 Nawalgarh Vikram Singh Jakhal Dr Rajkumar Sharma N/A 17 Udaipurwati Shubhkaran Choudhary Bhagwan Ram Saini N/A 18 Khetri Dharampal Gurjar Manisha Gurjar N/A 19 Jhunjhunu Nisheet Kumar Brijendra Singh Ola N/A 20 Mandawa Narendra Kumar Kumari Rita Chaudhary N/A 21 Sardarshahar Rajkumar Rinwa Anil Kumar Sharma N/A 22 Churu Harlal Saharan Rafique Mandelia N/A 23 Ratangarh Abhinesh Mahatshi Poosaram Godara N/A 24 Sujangarh Santosh Meghwal Manoj Kumar Meghwal N/A 25 Pilani Rajesh Kumar Dahia Peetram Singh Kala N/A 26 Surajgarh Santosh Ahlawat Sharwan Kumar N/A 27 Fatehpur Sharawan Choudhary Hakam Ali Khan N/A 28 Lachhmangarh Subhash Maharia Govind Singh Dotasara N/A 29 Dhod Gordhan Verma Jagdish Prasad Danodia N/A 30 Sikar Ratan Lal Jaldhari Rajendra Pareek N/A 31 Danta Ramgarh Gajanand Kumawat Virendra Singh N/A 32 Khandela Subhash Meel Mahadeo Singh Khandela N/A 33 Neem Ka Thana Prem Singh Bajor Suresh Modi N/A 34 Srimadhopur Jhabar Singh Kharra Deependra Singh N/A 35 Kotputli Hansraj Patel Rajendra Singh Yadav N/A 36 Viratnagar Kuldeep Dhankad Indraj Singh Gurjar N/A 37 Shahpura Upen Yadav Manish Yadav N/A 38 Chomu Ramlal Sharma Dr Shikha Meel Barala N/A 39 Phulera Nirmal Kumawat Vidhyadhar Singh Chaudhary N/A 40 Dudu Dr Premchand Bairwa Babulal Nagar N/A 41 Jhotwara Rajyavardhan Singh Rathore Abhishek Choudhary N/A 42 Amber Satish Poonia Prashant Sharma N/A 43 Jamwa Ramgarh Mahendra Pal Meena Gopal Lal Meena N/A 44 Hawa Mahal Balmukund Acharya RR Tiwari N/A 45 Vidhyadhar Nagar Diya Kumari Sitaram Agarwal N/A 46 Civil Lines Gopal Sharma Pratap Singh Khachariyawas N/A 47 Kishan Pole Chandra Manohar Batwara Amin Kagzi N/A 48 Adarsh Nagar Ravi Kumar Nayyar Rafeek Khan N/A 49 Malviya Nagar Kalicharan Saraf Archana Sharma N/A 50 Sanganer Bhajanlal Sharma Pushpendra Bhardwaj N/A 51 Bagru Kailash Chand Verma Ganga Devi N/A 52 Bassi Chandramohan Meena Laxman Meena N/A 53 Chaksu Ramavatar Bairwa Ved Prakash Solanki N/A 54 Tijara Baba Balaknath Yogi Imran Khan N/A 55 Kishangarh Bas Ramhet Singh Yadav Deepchand Khairiya N/A 56 Mundawar Manjeet Dharam Pal Choudhary Lalit Yadav N/A 57 Behror Dr Jaswant Singh Yadav Sanjay Yadav N/A 58 Bansur Devi Singh Shekhawat Shakuntala Rawat N/A 59 Thanagazi Hem Singh Bhadana Kanti Prasad Meena N/A 60 Alwar Rural Jairam Jatav Tikaram Jully N/A 61 Alwar Urban Sanjay Sharma Ajay Agarwal N/A 62 Ramgarh Jai Ahuja Zubair Khan N/A 63 Rajgarh Laxmangarh Banna Ram Meena Mange Lal Meena N/A 64 Kathumar Ramesh Khinchi Sanjana Jatav N/A 65 Kaman Nauksham Chaudhary Zahida Khan N/A 66 Nagar Jawahar Singh Bedham Wajib Ali N/A 67 Deeg-Kumher Dr Shailesh Singh Vishvendra Singh N/A 68 Bharatpur Vijay Bansal Dr Subhash Garg (RLD) N/A 69 Nadbai Jagat Singh Joginder Singh Awana N/A 70 Weir Bahadur Singh Bhajanlal Jatav N/A 71 Bayana Bachchu Singh Banshiwal Amar Singh Jatav N/A 72 Baseri Sukhram Koli Sanjay Kumar Jatav N/A 73 Bari Girraj Singh Malinga Prashant Singh Parmar N/A 74 Dholpur Dr Shivcharan Singh Kushwaha Shobharani Kushwah N/A 75 Rajakhera Neeraj Sharma Rohit Bohra N/A 76 Todabhim Ram Niwas Meena Ghanshyam Mahar N/A 77 Mahuwa Rajendra Meena Omprakash Hudla N/A 78 Sikrai Vikram Bansiwal Mamta Bhupesh N/A 79 Dausa Shankar Lal Sharma Murari Lal Meena N/A 80 Lalsot Rambilas Meena Parsadi Lal Meena N/A 81 Sumerpur Joraram Kumawat Harishankar Mewara N/A 82 Phalodi Pabba Ram Bishnoi Prakash Chandra Chhangani N/A 83 Lohawat Gajendra Singh Khimsar Kishnaram Bishnoi N/A 84 Shergarh Babu Singh Rathore Meena Kanwar N/A 85 Osian Bheraram Choudhary Divya Maderna N/A 86 Parbatsar Mansingh Kinsariya Ramniwas Gawriya N/A 87 Nawan Vijay Singh Mahendra Choudhary N/A 88 Jaitaran Avinash Gehlot Surendra Goyal N/A 89 Sojat Shobha Chauhan Niranjan Arya N/A 90 Pali Gyanchand Parakh Bheem Raj Bhati N/A 91 Marwar Junction Kesaram Choudhary Khushveer Singh N/A 92 Bali Pushpendra Singh Badriram Jakhar N/A 93 Bagidora Krishna Katara Mahendra Jeet Singh Malviya N/A 94 Kushalgarh Bheema Bhai Damor Ramila Khadiya N/A 95 Kapasan Arjun Lal Jingar Shankar Lal Bairwa N/A 96 Begun Dr Suresh Dhakar Rajender Singh Bidhuri N/A 97 Chittorgarh Narpat Singh Rajvi Surendra Singh Jadawat N/A 98 Nimbahera Shrichand Kriplani Udailal Anjana N/A 99 Bari Sadri Gautam Kumar Badri Lal Jat N/A 100 Pratapgarh Hemant Meena Ramlal Meena N/A 101 Bhim Harisingh Rawat Sudarshan Singh Rawat N/A 102 Kumbhalgarh Surendra Singh Rathore Yogendra Singh Parmar N/A 103 Rajsamand Deepti Kiran Maheshwari Narayan Singh Bhati N/A 104 Nathdwara Vishvaraj Singh Mewar CP Joshi N/A 105 Asind Jabbar Singh Sankhala Hagamilal Mewara N/A 106 Mandal Udai Lal Bhadana Ram Lal Jat N/A 107 Sahara Ladu Lal Pitaiya Rajendra Trivedi N/A 108 Bhilwara Vitthal Shankar Awasthi Om Prakash Naraniwal N/A 109 Shahpura Lalaram Bairwa Narendra Kumar Regar N/A 110 Jahazpur Gopichand Meena Dhiraj Gurjar N/A 111 Mandalgarh Gopal Lal Sharma Vivek Dhakar N/A 112 Hindoli Prabhu Lal Saini Ashok Chandna N/A 113 Keshoraipatan Chandrakanta Meghwal Chunnilal Premi Bairwa N/A 114 Bundi Ashok Dogra Harimohan Sharma N/A 115 Pipalda Premchand Gochar Chetan Patel Kolana N/A 116 Sangod Heeralal Nagar Bhanu Pratap Singh N/A 117 Kota North Prahlad Gunjal Shanti Kumar Dhariwal N/A 118 Kota South Sandeep Sharma Rakhi Gautam N/A 119 Ladpura Kalpana Devi Naimuddin Guddu N/A 120 Ramganj Mandi Madan Dilawar Mahendra Rajoria N/A 121 Anta Kanwarlal Meena Pramod Jain Bhaya N/A 122 Kishanganj Lalit Meena Nirmala Sahariya N/A 123 Baran-Atru Radheyshyam Bairwa Panachand Meghwal N/A 124 Chhabra Pratap Singh Singhvi Karan Singh Rathore N/A 125 Dag Kaluram Meghwal Chetraj Gehlot N/A 126 Jhalrapatan Vasundhara Raje Scindia Ram Lal Chouhan N/A 127 Khanpur Narendra Nagar Suresh Gurjar N/A 128 Manohar Thana Nemi Chand Meena Govind Prasad N/A 129 Sadulshahar Gurveer Singh Brar Jagdish Chander Jangod N/A 130 Ganganagar Jaideep Bihani Ankur Maglani N/A 131 Karanpur Surender Pal Singh Gurmeet Singh Kooner N/A 132 Suratgarh Rampratap Kasniyan Dungar Ram Gedar N/A 133 Raisingh Nagar Balveer Singh Luthra Sohan Lal Nayak N/A 134 Anupgarh Santosh Bawri Shimla Devi Bawri N/A 135 Sangaria Gurdeep Singh Abhimanyu Poonia N/A 136 Hanumangarh Amit Sahu Vinod Kumar N/A 137 Pilibanga Dharmendra Kumar Vinod Kumar Gothwal N/A 138 Nohar Abhishek Matoria Amit Chachan N/A 139 Gangapur Man Singh Gurjar Ramkesh Meena N/A 140 Bamanwas Rajendra Meena Indra Meena N/A 141 Sawai Madhopur Dr Kirodi Lal Meena Danish Abrar N/A 142 Khandar Jitendra Kumar Gothwal Ashok Bairwa N/A 143 Malpura Kanhaiyalal Choudhary Ghasi Lal Choudhary N/A 144 Niwai Ram Sahay Varma Prashant Bairwa N/A 145 Tonk Ajit Singh Mehta Sachin Pilot N/A 146 Deoli-Uniara Vijay Singh Bainsla Harish Chandra Meena N/A 147 Kishangarh Bhagirath Choudhary Vikash Choudhary N/A 148 Dhariyawad Kanhaiya Lal Meena Nagraj Meena N/A 149 Dungarpur Bansilal Katara Ganesh Ghogra N/A 150 Aspur Gopichand Meena Rakseh Roat N/A 151 Sagwara Shankarlal Decha Kailash Kumar Roat N/A 152 Chorasi Sushil Katara Tarachand Bhagora N/A 153 Ghatol Manshankar Ninama Nanalal Ninama N/A 154 Garhi Kailash Chandra Meena Shankarlal Charpota N/A 155 Banswara Dhan Singh Rawat Arjun Singh Bamaniya N/A 156 Masuda Virendra Singh Rakesh Pareek N/A 157 Kekri Shatrughan Gautam Dr Raghu Sharma N/A 158 Ladnun Karni Singh Mukesh Kumar Bhakar N/A 159 Deedwana Jitendra Singh Jodha Chetan Singh Choudhary N/A 160 Jayal Dr Manju Baghmar Dr Manju Devi Meghwal N/A 161 Nagaur Jyoti Mirdha Harendra Mirdha N/A 162 Khinwsar Revat Ram Danga Tejpal Mirdha N/A 163 Merta Laxman Ram Meghwal Shivratan Valmiki N/A 164 Degana Ajay Singh Vijaypal Mirdha N/A 165 Makrana Sumita Bhinchar Zakir Hussain Gesawat N/A 166 Jalore Jogeshwar Garg Ramila Meghwal N/A 167 Bhinmal Poora Ram Choudhary Samarjit Singh N/A 168 Sanchore Devji Patel Sukhram Bishnoi N/A 169 Raniwara Narayan Singh Dewal Ratan Devasi N/A 170 Sirohi Ota Ram Dewasi Sanyam Lodha N/A 171 Pindwara Abu Samaram Garasiya Leelaram Garasiya N/A 172 Reodar Jagsi Ram Koli Motiram Koli N/A 173 Gogunda Pratap Lal Bheel Dr Mangi Lal Garasiya N/A 174 Jhadol Babulal Kharadi Heeralal Darangi N/A 175 Kherwara Nana Lal Ahari Dr Dayaram Parmar N/A 176 Udaipur Rural Phool Singh Meena Dr Vivek Katara N/A 177 Udaipur Tarachand Jain Gourav Vallabh N/A 178 Mavli Krishnagopal Paliwal Pushkar Lal Dangi N/A 179 Vallabh Nagar Udailal Dangi Preeti Gajendra Singh Shaktawat N/A 180 Salumber Amritlal Meena Raghuvir Singh Meena N/A 181 Hindaun Rajkumari Jatav Anita Jatav N/A 182 Karauli Darshan Singh Gurjar Lakhan Singh Meena N/A 183 Sapotra Hansraj Meena Ramesh Chand Meena N/A 184 Bandikui Bhagchand Tankda Gajraj Khatana N/A 185 Bhopalgarh Kamsa Meghwal Geeta Barwar N/A 186 Sardarpura Dr Mahendra Rathore Ashok Gehlot N/A 187 Jodhpur Atul Bhansali Manisha Panwar N/A 188 Soorsagar Devendra Joshi Shezad Aiyub Khan N/A 189 Luni Jogaram Patel Mahendra Bishnoi N/A 190 Bilara Arjun Lal Garg Mohanlal Katariya N/A 191 Jaisalmer Chhotu Singh Bhati Ruparam Meghwal N/A 192 Pokaran Mahant Pratap Puri Saleh Mohammad N/A 193 Sheo Swaroop Singh Khara Ameen Khan N/A 194 Barmer Deepak Karwasara Mewaram Jain N/A 195 Baytu Balaram Moondh Harish Choudhary N/A 196 Pachpadra Arun Choudhary Madan Prajapat N/A 197 Siwana Hameersingh Bhayal Manvendra Singh N/A 198 Gudhmalani Krishan Kumar Bishnoi Sonaram Choudhary N/A 199 Chohtan Adu Ram Meghwal Padmaram Meghwal N/A 200 Ahore Chhagan Singh Rajpurohit Saroj Choudhary N/A (With inputs from agencies)

Rajasthan Assembly Election Result 2023 LIVE: Check total candidates, voter turnout & number of constituencies

<p>After weeks of an action-packed, high-voltage election campaign, polling began in the northern Indian state of Rajasthan at 7 am on Saturday (Nov 25). Elections are taking place on 199 out of 200 constituencies, with the counting of the votes scheduled for December 3.</p>

<p>Polls were postponed on Sriganganagar's Karanpur seat after the incumbent candidate from the ruling Congress party died. Rajasthan elections are expected to witness the participation of a total of 5,26,90,146 voters, where the fate of 1,875 candidates will be decided.</p>

<h2><strong>Key constituencies</strong></h2>

<p>Among the constituencies, all eyes will be on Sardarpura, Tonk, Jhalarapatan, Nathdwara, Jhunjhunu, Jhotwara, and Churu among others.</p>

<p><strong>Watch:&nbsp;Rajasthan assembly elections 2023: PM Modi to conduct mega roadshow in Bikaner</strong></p>

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<p>Sardarpura is where Chief Minister of the state Ashok Gehlot is contesting from. He has been winning this seat since 1998. The opposition Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) has fielded Mahendra Singh Rathore to take on Gehlot.</p>

<h2><strong>Polling stations set up at 36,101 places</strong></h2>

<p>Earlier in the day, Chief Electoral Officer Praveen Gupta said that polling stations have been set up at a total of 36,101 places in the state.</p>

<p>"A total of 10,501 polling stations have been set up in urban areas and 41,006 in rural areas. Live webcasting will be conducted at a total of 26,393 polling stations. These polling centres will be monitored from the district-level control room."</p>

<p><a href="https://www.wionews.com/india-news/how-will-five-states-assembly-elections-impact-bjp-congresss-chances-in-the-lok-sabha-polls-662433"><strong>Also read:&nbsp;Explained: How will elections in 5 Indian states impact BJP, Congress in Lok Sabha polls?</strong></a></p>

<p>"Across the state, 65,277 ballot units, 62,372 control units and 67,580 VVPAT machines including reserves will be used for voting," he said.</p>

<p>BJP and Congress are key parties in the fray, with regional parties like CPI (M), RLP, Bharat Adiwasi Party, Bhartiya Tribal Party, Aam Aadmi Party, and AIMIM also trying their luck in some constituencies.</p>

<h2><strong>Key candidates</strong></h2>

<p>In BJP, leader of opposition Rajendra Rathore, deputy leader of opposition and former state president Satish Poonia, former chief minister Vasundhara Raje, MPs Diya Kumari, Rajyavardhan Rathore, Baba Balaknath and Kirodi Lal Meena are in the fray. Gurjar leader late Kirodi Singh Bainsla's son Vijay Bainsla is also contesting as BJP candidate.</p>

<p>Rajasthan Chief Minister Ashok Gehlot, state Congress chief Govind Singh Dotasra, assembly speaker CP Joshi, several ministers including Shanti Dhariwal, BD Kalla, Bhanwar Singh Bhati, Saleh Mohammad, Mamta Bhupesh, Pratap Singh Khachariyawas, Rajendra Yadav, Shakuntla Rawat, Udai Lal Anjana, Mahendrajeet Singh Malviya, Ashok Chandna and former deputy chief minister Sachin Pilot are also in fray.</p>

<p><em>(With inputs from agencies)</em></p>


After weeks of an action-packed, high-voltage election campaign, polling began in the northern Indian state of Rajasthan at 7 am on Saturday (Nov 25). Elections are taking place on 199 out of 200 constituencies, with the counting of the votes scheduled for December 3.

After weeks of an action-packed, high-voltage election campaign, polling began in the northern Indian state of Rajasthan at 7 am on Saturday (Nov 25). Elections are taking place on 199 out of 200 constituencies, with the counting of the votes scheduled for December 3. Polls were postponed on Sriganganagar's Karanpur seat after the incumbent candidate from the ruling Congress party died. Rajasthan elections are expected to witness the participation of a total of 5,26,90,146 voters, where the fate of 1,875 candidates will be decided. Key constituencies Among the constituencies, all eyes will be on Sardarpura, Tonk, Jhalarapatan, Nathdwara, Jhunjhunu, Jhotwara, and Churu among others. Watch: Rajasthan assembly elections 2023: PM Modi to conduct mega roadshow in Bikaner × Sardarpura is where Chief Minister of the state Ashok Gehlot is contesting from. He has been winning this seat since 1998. The opposition Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) has fielded Mahendra Singh Rathore to take on Gehlot. Polling stations set up at 36,101 places Earlier in the day, Chief Electoral Officer Praveen Gupta said that polling stations have been set up at a total of 36,101 places in the state. "A total of 10,501 polling stations have been set up in urban areas and 41,006 in rural areas. Live webcasting will be conducted at a total of 26,393 polling stations. These polling centres will be monitored from the district-level control room." Also read: Explained: How will elections in 5 Indian states impact BJP, Congress in Lok Sabha polls? "Across the state, 65,277 ballot units, 62,372 control units and 67,580 VVPAT machines including reserves will be used for voting," he said. BJP and Congress are key parties in the fray, with regional parties like CPI (M), RLP, Bharat Adiwasi Party, Bhartiya Tribal Party, Aam Aadmi Party, and AIMIM also trying their luck in some constituencies. Key candidates In BJP, leader of opposition Rajendra Rathore, deputy leader of opposition and former state president Satish Poonia, former chief minister Vasundhara Raje, MPs Diya Kumari, Rajyavardhan Rathore, Baba Balaknath and Kirodi Lal Meena are in the fray. Gurjar leader late Kirodi Singh Bainsla's son Vijay Bainsla is also contesting as BJP candidate. Rajasthan Chief Minister Ashok Gehlot, state Congress chief Govind Singh Dotasra, assembly speaker CP Joshi, several ministers including Shanti Dhariwal, BD Kalla, Bhanwar Singh Bhati, Saleh Mohammad, Mamta Bhupesh, Pratap Singh Khachariyawas, Rajendra Yadav, Shakuntla Rawat, Udai Lal Anjana, Mahendrajeet Singh Malviya, Ashok Chandna and former deputy chief minister Sachin Pilot are also in fray. (With inputs from agencies)

Rajasthan elections 2023: Polling begins on 199 seats, key constituencies & candidates to watch out for

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