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As polling began in the poll-bound Rajasthan for 199 assembly seats, Chief Minister Ashok Gehlot made a final appeal to voters, urging them to ‘ignore any mistake’ that might have happened and vote while keeping the ‘state’s interests in mind.’
#WATCH | Rajasthan Elections | People queue up at a polling station in Jhotwara, Jaipur as voting gets underway for the state assembly elections. pic.twitter.com/054UWXB4CH
— ANI (@ANI) November 25, 2023
Speaking to ANI, the chief minister said that his government's schemes would only be continued if the Congress regained power, otherwise, the BJP would slash down all schemes once it came to power.
"I want to appeal to people that ignore if a mistake has happened and vote while keeping the state's interest in mind. We have also introduced several schemes keeping states' welfare in mind that can only strengthen if the government gets repeated. But if they (BJP) to power, those schemes will be stopped...We want to strengthen our existing schemes and want to fulfil the guarantees that are given this time. Our agenda is clear," he said.
#WATCH | Jodhpur: Rajasthan CM Ashok Gehlot says, "...I want to appeal to people that...the welfare schemes that we had introduced as per the interest of the state, we can only strengthen those schemes if the govt gets repeated. If they (BJP) to power, those schemes will be… pic.twitter.com/W0N0MasbQn
— ANI (@ANI) November 25, 2023
Further, Ashok Gehlot also showed full confidence in the party’s victory in the state.
"The government will be repeated this time, it is sure. Right now, the mood of the people is to repeat the government. In Kerala, for 70 years, Congress and CPI(M) used to come to power alternately, but this time the CPI(M) government was repeated because they did good work. If we look at the mood of the people, it is understandable that they have liked our governance and schemes."
Hitting out at BJP, Gehlot said, “The way BJP conspired to topple the state government in Madhya Pradesh, Maharashtra and Karnataka by horse-trading...Rs 10 crore was offered to our MLAs but not a single MLA left the Congress. If our MLAs were corrupt, they would have left our party for that Rs 10 crores...so the allegation that all our MLAs are corrupt is just rubbish."
#WATCH | Jodhpur: When asked if it is a Gehlot vs PM Modi fight in Rajasthan election, CM Ashok Gehlot says, " There used to be a time when a PM used to hold 2-3 meetings in a state and the message used to reach to villages but now, PM has to hold 30 meetings...he attacked me… pic.twitter.com/ysbNGkg7VE
— ANI (@ANI) November 25, 2023
When asked about the Chief Minister’s post after the election, he said this decision would be taken by the party’s high command, as his party is quite disciplined.
The chief minister also talked about the elections campaign turning more into Prime Minister Narendra Modi vs Chief Minister Ashok Gehlot, saying, “PM has pain in his heart that they have not been able to topple Rajasthan government as they did in Madhya Pradesh and Maharashtra.”
Meanwhile, all preparations for voting in the state have been completed.
A total of 5,26,90,146 voters will decide the fate of the candidates at a total of 51,890 polling stations in the assembly constituencies.
#WATCH | Voting begins for the Rajasthan Assembly elections
— ANI (@ANI) November 25, 2023
(Visuals from a polling booth in Jodhpur)#RajasthanElection2023 pic.twitter.com/BSiVJQwsm8
1,70,99,334 young voters in the 18-30 age group will vote, including 22,61,008 new voters in the 18-19 age group. Polling will be held in 199 out of 200 constituencies from 7 am to 6 pm, while the counting of votes will be taken up on December 3.
While the election in Sriganganagar's Karanpur seat has been adjourned due to the death of the Congress candidate, Gurmeet Singh Koonar, who was also the sitting MLA
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