Rajasthan Elections 2023 Live: Voting for the Assembly elections in Rajasthan concluded on Saturday, 25 November, with several key leaders including chief minister Ashok Gehlot, former CM Vasundhara Raje, former deputy CM and Congress leader Sachin Pilot, state BJP chief CP Joshi, Union Minister Gajendra Shekhawat, BJP MP Kirodi Lal Meena, and others having cast their ballots.
The state saw a voter turnout of 68.24% till 5:00 pm. The Election Commission will announce the final voting turnout by Sunday.
While Prime Minister Narendra Modi urged voters to 'create a record' by voting in high numbers, Raje warned CM Ashok Gehlot of an 'undercurrent against the Congress party' that will reflect in the results on 3 December.
The ruling Congress centred its campaign on several welfare schemes and seven guarantees announced by party, while the Bharatiya Janata Party accused the Ashok Gehlot-led government of corruption and infighting.
CM Ashok Gehlot at his ancestral home in Sardarpur before he cast his vote at a polling booth in the constituency.
(Photo: Facebook/Ashok Gehlot)
Addressing the media, CM Ashok Gehlot said that the BJP will 'vanish for five years' after polling concludes on 25 November.
Congresss leader Sachin Pilot said that the voters have reeled under unemployment and inflation for 10 years of the BJP's rule at the Centre.
PM Narendra Modi posted on X to say: "I request all the voters to create a new record of voting by exercising their franchise in maximum numbers. On this occasion, my best wishes to all the young friends of the state who are going to vote for the first time."
Key candidates of the Congress include Chief Minister Ashok Gehlot, Sachin Pilot, and chief of the Rajasthan Pradesh Congress Committee Govind Singh Dotasra.
Key candidates of the BJP include former Chief Minister Vasundhara Raje and sitting MLA Satish Poonia, and Rajya Sabha MP Kirodi Lal Meena.
Apart from the Congress and the BJP, the Bahujan Samaj Party and the Aam Aadmi Party have also fielded candidates in the polls.
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Voting Concludes
Voting for the Assembly elections in Rajasthan concluded on Saturday, 25 November,
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Former Maharaja of Jodhpur Casts Vote
Former Maharaja Gaj Singh and wife Hemlata Raje cast their vote for the Rajasthan Assembly elections in Jodhpur.