Jaipur: All eyes are on the desert state of Rajasthan today with voters here finally getting a chance to decide which political party forms the next government. There has been no shortage of tall promises made with every major contesting party assuring the moon and the stars. But will BJP manage to ensure that Vasundhara Raje gets another term or will Congress roar back to power in a state that has mostly ensured a see-saw battle over the decades. In the fray are BSP and AAP as well but they are not expected to make much of a dent.
For BJP, a number of national figures – including PM Narendra Modi and party chief Amit Shah – have extensively campaigned across the state. Listing out the achievements of the state and the central leadership, BJP has also targeted Congress on numerous fronts. The return fire has been quite scathing too with Rahul Gandhi, Sachin Pilot and Ashok Gehlot leading the charge.
Will anti-incumbency spell BJP’s downfall here?
Will reports of in-fighting between Pilot and Gehlot, and not naming a CM candidate hurt chances of a Congress renaissance?
Here are the latest and live updates from Rajasthan voting day:
7 December 2018, 15:17 PM
Violence erupted at a polling station at Subhash school in Sikar’s Fatehpur. Vehicles were torched and property vandalised.
News agency ANI reports that the miscreants were removed from the area by cops even as voting remained suspended for 30 minutes.
The reason for the violence is not yet known.
7 December 2018, 13:24 PM
Rajasthan witnesses voter turnout recorded of 41.53 per cent till 1 PM.
7 December 2018, 12:27 PM
22% voter turnout in the state till 1100hrs.
