Rajasthan Election Results 2023 Highlights: Rajasthan CM Ashok Gehlot tenders resignation to Governor
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THE TIMES OF INDIA | Dec 05, 2023, 12:17:15 IST
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Rajasthan Election Results 2023 Highlights: Rajasthan CM Ashok Gehlot tenders resignation to Governor

The BJP crossed the halfway mark in Rajasthan on Sunday, winning 100 seats out of the 199 where assembly elections took place. According to the latest assembly poll results and trends available on the Election Commission website, the BJP won 100 seats and was ahead in 15. The Congress, which was hoping to buck the trend of the incumbent being voted out in the state every five years, bagged 58 seats and was ahead in 11. In the remaining 15 seats, candidates of parties such as the Bharat Adivasi Party and the Rashtriya Loktantrik Party and Independents have either won or are ahead. A party has to win 100 seats for a simple majority in the state. Polling in 199 of the state's 200 seats were held on November 25. The election in Sriganganagar's Karanpur seat was postponed due to the death of the Congress candidate. Four of seven BJP MPs who fought the Rajasthan Assembly elections won their respective seats while three others lost the polls. Rashtriya Loktantrik Party (RLP) convener and Nagaur MP Hanuman Beniwal also won from the Khinwsar assembly constituency by defeating BJP candidate Rewant Ram with a narrow margin of 2,059 votes. Stay with TOI for the latest developments.
08:44 (IST) Dec 03
Rajasthan Election Results 2023: Cong, BJP expect full majority in Rajasthan, smaller parties ready for hung House
Rajasthan's main political parties, Congress and BJP, are both sounding sure of getting a clear majority. On the other hand, the smaller parties and independents are anticipating a hung assembly and have started backdoor negotiations with both key parties. The counting of votes for 199 of the 200 seats that went to the polls on November 25 started at 8am on Sunday. The counting of over 3.9 million votes will take place at 36 counting centres across the state. The fate of the 1,862 candidates would be clear by late Sunday evening. Both parties have made special arrangements at their respective party offices in Jaipur for the party leaders and workers to watch the results live.
08:28 (IST) Dec 03
Rajasthan Election Results Live: Results of Jaipur district’s all 19 seats are likely to be out by 1pm
The counting of votes for 19 assembly seats in Jaipur district is scheduled to take place at the Rajasthan College and the Commerce College located along the JLN Marg on Sunday. According to the Election Commission (EC), as the district has highest number of constituencies in the state, the process will involve 383 rounds, utilising 332 tables.An official said, “Among the 332 tables set up in both the government colleges, 236 tables will be dedicated to counting votes from EVMs. Additionally, the remaining 96 tables will be used specifically for the counting of postal ballots. There is a likelihood of announcing the results for all seats by 1pm.”
08:23 (IST) Dec 03
Rajasthan Election Results: Star constituencies
Sardarpura: Ashok GehlotTonk: Sachin PilotJhalrapatan: Vasundhara RajeVidhyadhar Nagar, Jaipur City: Diya KumariTaranagar, Churu: Rajendra Rathore
08:13 (IST) Dec 03
Rajasthan assembly election results: Counting of votes begins for 199 seats
The counting of votes for 199 out of 200 assembly seats in Rajasthan began on Sunday morning after days of intense campaigning by major political parties including the ruling Congress and the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP). Rajasthan went to the polls on 199 of 200 assembly seats on November 25. The majority mark in the state is 100. In the Karanpur constituency, elections were adjourned due to the passing of Congress candidate Gurmeet Singh Koonar. The state chief election officer Praveen Gupta on Saturday said that around 4,180 rounds counting of the EVMs will take place at 36 counting centres across the 199 constituencies of Rajasthan and the postal ballots will be counted first.
08:01 (IST) Dec 03
Rajasthan Election Result: Counting of votes in Rajasthan assembly elections to begin with the counting of postal ballots in Udaipur
07:58 (IST) Dec 03
Rajasthan Election Results Live: Amid anxious wait for vote count, both BJP, Congress claim Rajasthan win
As the clock ticks down to the counting of votes for four states, Rajasthan Congress chief Govind Singh Dotasra on Sunday exuded confidence in his party forming the government in the state with a full majority. Speaking to ANI just hours before the counting begins, Dotasara, said, "The voters of Rajasthan have shown full faith and support to the Congress candidates because of our good governance. Our guarantees and the work done by the Congress government over 5 years have ensured a fresh term for us." "In our manifesto, we promised to provide government jobs to 4 lakh youth, MSP to farmers and increased pension of Rs 2000 per month. During the Corona period, we ensured proper management, took care of people and did not let anyone sleep hungry. We also provided social security to the people by bringing to force legislations such as the Right to Health and Minimum Income Guarantee Act," he said.
07:37 (IST) Dec 03
Rajasthan Election Results: CM Gehlot holds meeting with party netas through videoconference
Chief minister Ashok Gehlot has exuded confidence of a comfortable win on Saturday after a video conference with all party candidates at night at party’s war room at hospital road. The central leaders have started arriving in the city ahead of the counting on Sunday. AICC in-charge Sukhjinder Singh Randhawa reached Jaipur on Saturday evening. Former Haryana chief minister Bhupinder Singh Hooda, Madhusudan Mistry, Mukul Wasnik and Shakeel Ahmed were appointed party observers for Congress legislature party meeting. Gehlot said elected MLAs would reach Jaipur on Monday for legislature party meeting. Banking on the welfare schemes, the Congress on Sunday hopes to buck the trend of changing government every five years.
07:21 (IST) Dec 03
Rajasthan Election Results 2023 Live: BJP & Cong HQs abuzz with activities ahead of vote count
The headquarters of both the BJP and the Congress were abuzz with feverish activities just a day before the counting of votes for 199 out of 200 seats. While the air was thick with anticipation, both political sides expressed confidence in crossing the majority mark. At the Pradesh Congress Committee (PCC) office, Congress workers were seen meticulously lining up in preparation for the Sunday results. On the other hand, tents were erected, and LED screens were dusted off at the BJP’s state headquarters. The Congress camp assured that there would be a celebration once the trends settled in favour of their party. Simultaneously, at the BJP headquarters, party workers assured of a similar victory celebration Councillors from both the BJP and Congress were not to be left behind, as they were also planning to pull off jubilant celebrations and were organizing displays of enthusiasm, featuring dhols, flags, banners, flexes, and a crowd of ardent supporters. However, some workers remained realistic about the possible outcome.
07:13 (IST) Dec 03
Rajasthan election results live: 'People fed up with how Cong turned Rajasthan into den of corruption'
BJP leader and the party's candidate from the Tijara assembly constituency of Rajasthan, Baba Balak Nath, on Saturday lashed out at the Congress saying the saffron party would form the government and rid the state of the incumbent. Speaking to ANI, Balak Nath claimed the ruling Congress had turned Rajasthan "into a den of corruption", adding, "The BJP will win more than 120 seats in Rajasthan. The people voted for change as they were fed up with the way the Congress had turned this state into a den of corruption and wanted to be rid of their rule. Atrocities against women were rampant and crime was at its peak under this government. With criminals running riot and public safety under threat, people voted to make a change and throw out the Congress." Currently an MP from Alwar, Balak Nath is rumoured to be a contender for the chief minister if the BJP wrests Rajasthan from the Congress.
06:56 (IST) Dec 03
Rajasthan Election Results 2023: All preparations completed for counting of votes in Rajasthan, says official
Counting of votes polled in the November 25 assembly elections in Rajasthan will be done at 36 centres in the state on Sunday, Chief Electoral Officer (CEO) Praveen Gupta said. Preparations, including security arrangements, have been completed for the counting process, which will begin at 8 am, the official said. The counting of ballot papers will be done first, followed by votes registered in electronic voting machines (EVMs), he said.
06:09 (IST) Dec 03
Rajasthan election results live: Anurag Thakur confident of BJP victory in Rajasthan assembly polls
Union minister Anurag Thakur on Saturday expressed confidence that the BJP will get a majority in Rajasthan, where assembly elections were held last week. "The wait of the people ends on Sunday when they will get relief from the government of 'loot'," he said. He also thanked the people who voted for the BJP. Elections to 199 seats of the 200-member Rajasthan assembly were held on November 25. The election to one seat was postponed following the death of a Congress candidate. "The good governance that the public wanted will be found in the form of the BJP government," he added.
05:54 (IST) Dec 03
Rajasthan election results live: Can CP Joshi repeat Kailash Meghwal's feat as Speaker in Nathdwara?
No Speaker of the assembly except Kailash Meghwal in recent history has broken the jinx of losing the subsequent election.Meghwal was the Speaker from 2013 to 2018 and won his Shahpura (Bhilwara) seat with a huge margin of over 74,542 votes last time and broke the jinx. However, no other speaker was able to achieve that feat. It is interesting to see if present Speaker CP Joshi could repeat the same feat from Nathdwara. Joshi is challenged by erstwhile Mewar royal Vishwaraj Singh. It is also a fight between a veteran and a greenhorn. Two former speakers, Meghwal himself and his predecessor Deependra Singh Shekhawat are in the fray. Nonagenarian Meghwal is fighting from his traditional stronghold Shahpura as a BJP rebel after being denied the party ticket and Shekhawat from Sri Madhopur in Sikar district. Meghwal also bucked another trend. The winner of the Shahpura seat has always sat on the treasury benches in the Rajasthan legislative assembly since 1952.
05:31 (IST) Dec 03
Rajasthan Election Results 2023 Live: CM Ashok Gehlot cites 3 reasons to retain power in Rajasthan
Chief minister Ashok Gehlot said he was confident of a Congress win in assembly polls and added that the BJP would not form the government in any of the five states where elections are being held. "Congress government will be formed in Rajasthan and in all five states, I feel that BJP is not going to form the government. Exit polls may say something, surveys might suggest something, but based on the feedback of people in the cities and villages, I feel that our government should come," Gehlot told reporters. He said there is no reason why the Congress government will not be repeated in the state. According to him, there is no anti-incumbency against the state government. Secondly, even BJP leaders admit there is no accusation against the chief minister. Thirdly, the way PM Narendra Modi and other BJP leaders tried to target the Congress government has not gone down well with the masses.
05:15 (IST) Dec 03
Rajasthan Assembly Election Results 2023 Live: 'Results will be in favour of BJP': Rajyavardhan Rathore after exit polls predict party win in Rajasthan
After three exit polls predicted that BJP will be the clear winner in Rajasthan, Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) MP Rajyavardhan Singh Rathore said that the assembly results of December 3 will be in favour of the BJP. The exit polls reinforced the perception of a hard contest in Rajasthan, with differences in their prediction of the winner in the crucial Hindi heartland state that has a nearly three-decade tradition of not repeating an incumbent government. "People want transformation. I am sure the BJP is forming the government with a full majority in Rajasthan ... The competition is limited to the exit polls only. The results of December 3 will be in favour of the BJP," Rathore said.
05:01 (IST) Dec 03
Rajasthan Election Results 2023 Live: Satta market gives full majority to BJP
Trends in the state’s biggest satta bazar (betting market) at Phalodi suggest an absolute majority to the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP). Bookies are bullish on BJP, giving seats above 115 to the saffron party and a maximum of 70 seats to the Congress. Bookies told TOI that satta trends may not reflect the situation on the ground, but for now the BJP is the favourite. "Punters are being offered 1 rupee 25 paise to a rupee for those betting on BJP winning 117 seats. Similarly, 1 rupee 25 paise to a rupee is being offered for those betting on Congress not winning more than 70 seats," a bookie told TOI.
04:47 (IST) Dec 03
Rajasthan Assembly Election Results 2023 Live: Counting of votes to be done under tight security: Rajasthan chief election officer
Rajasthan chief electoral officer (CEO) Praveen Gupta said tight security arrangements have been made to ensure hasslefree counting of votes of the state assembly polls. Counting of votes recorded on EVMs for the state assembly polls held on November 25 will start at 8am, while counting of postal ballots will begin at 8.30am. He said that proper arrangements have been ensured at the counting centres – two centres each in Jaipur, Jodhpur and Nagaur and at one centre each in the remaining 30 districts where votes are being counted. Gupta said that 2,524 tables have been installed at the counting centres to count the votes received in the EVMs at 51,890 polling centres. Vote counting will be completed in 4,245 rounds.
04:34 (IST) Dec 03
Rajasthan Election Results 2023 Live: Congress, BJP reach out to independents, smaller parties

On the eve of the counting of votes in Rajasthan, both BJP and Congress have started reaching out to independent candidates, including rebels, and smaller parties. Nearly 40 rebels from both parties have contested elections after being denied tickets and have put up a tough fight.

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04:28 (IST) Dec 03
Rajasthan Assembly Election Results 2023 Live: Exit polls predict advantage BJP in Rajasthan
The exit polls on November 30 reinforced the perception of a hard contest in Rajasthan, with differences in their prediction of the winner in the crucial Hindi heartland state that has a nearly three-decade tradition of not repeating an incumbent government. While three exit polls predicted the BJP to be the clear winner, two others showed Congress was ahead in the sweepstakes to form the next government in the state. The exit poll predictions showed that 'others' including smaller parties and independents could play a crucial role in the formation of the government. Rajasthan went to the polls on 199 of 200 assembly seats on November 25.
04:13 (IST) Dec 03
Rajasthan Election Results 2023 Live: Huge rise in voting of third gender category
There has been a significant rise in the voting of the third gender category in this election over the 2018 assembly elections in Rajasthan. There has been a 34.33% increase in their voting in rural areas and 16.67 per cent increase in urban areas over last elections, according to data received from the state's election department. The third gender category registered 20.56% voting in rural areas in the 2018 assembly polls and in 2023, they registered 54.89% voting. In urban areas, the third gender category registered 40.77% voting in 2018, and in 2023, they registered 57.44% voting in the state. While there was 0.79% increase in women voting in urban areas this time over the 2018 assembly polls, men registered 1.15% increase in voting over 2018. In rural areas, while women voting dipped by 0.11% in this election over 2018, men voting increased by 0.60% over 2018 assembly polls.
03:50 (IST) Dec 03
Rajasthan Assembly Election Results 2023 Live: No repoll in Rajasthan for 1st time in 4 assembly polls
For the first time in the last four assembly elections, no repoll was needed in Rajasthan, said state's chief electoral officer Praveen Gupta. One repoll was conducted in the 2018 assembly polls, seven repolls were held in 2013, and 128 repolls were conducted in 2008, according to data from the state's election department. "Scrutiny was conducted by observers on November 26 in all 199 assembly constituencies. They arrived at the conclusion that no repoll was required this time," he said.
03:28 (IST) Dec 03
Rajasthan Election Results 2023 Live: Election Commission notice to Rahul Gandhi for PM Modi jibes
The Election Commission on November 23 issued notice to Congress MP Rahul Gandhi over his 'jebkatra (pickpocket)' and 'panauti' jibes against Prime Minister Narendra Modi in Rajasthan. The EC notice cites the model code provision that puts restraint on criticism of rival parties based on unverified allegations and distortions. It also points to Section 123(2)(a)(ii) of the Representation of the People Act that classifies attempts to induce a candidate or elector to believe that he or any other person will become or will be rendered an object of divine displeasure and spiritual censure a 'corrupt practice'. The poll panel recalled its advisory dated May 2, 2023 that expressed concern over the plummeting level of political discourse in the campaign period and asked all to respect the model code and maintain decency. In addition, it has mentioned various court judgments favouring a balance between the right to reputation and freedom of speech.
03:08 (IST) Dec 03
Rajasthan Assembly Election Results 2023 Live: PM Modi's mega roadshows in Jaipur & Bikaner
Prime Minister Narendra Modi held a road show in Jaipur ahead of polling amid tight security. A large crowd gathered on both sides of the road as PM Modi began his roadshow from the Sanganeri Gate in the walled city of Jaipur. The Prime Minister greeted people by waving his hands as they showered flowers and raised slogans in his support. The roadshow traversed through Bapu Bazaar, Kisahapole Bazar, Chhoti Chaupad, Tripolia Bazar, Badi Chaupad and Johari Bazaar before culminating at Sanganeri Gate. The walled city area was made a no-vehicle zone for the roadshow. Earlier, PM Modi held a roadshow in Bikaner in support of BJP candidates. The Prime Minister, along with Union minister and Bikaner MP Arjun Ram Meghwal, travelled in an open-vehicle as people assembled on either side of the road greeting the Prime Minister. The roadshow started from Junagadh. Throughout the route, PM Modi waved at the crowd and shook hands with some of them.
02:18 (IST) Dec 03
Rajasthan Election Results 2023 Live: Former CM Vasundhara Raje turns out to be star campaigner for BJP with 53 rallies
Former chief minister Vasundhara Raje held 53 campaign rallies, the highest by any BJP leader in the state, in the recently concluded assembly polls. In contrast, others contesting the polls, like the leader of the opposition, Rajendra Rathore, former state president Satish Poonia, Sawai Madhopur candidate Kirori Lal Meena, and Jhotwara candidate Rajyavardhan Singh Rathore, were largely confined to their constituencies. As the party officials begin to debate the CM’s face in Rajasthan, Raje’s camp expects at least 40 of their loyalists to win the polls. "From November 4, she conducted 53 rallies covering 70 constituencies. She held an average of three rallies per day," said a BJP leader, requesting anonymity. Her rallies were lowkey, despite the huge crowd.
02:17 (IST) Dec 03
Rajasthan Election Results 2023 Live: 4-fold jump in voting by Divyangs this year vs 2018
The specially-abled voters recorded 76.16% voting in the 2023 assembly elections which is four times their voting percentage in 2018 assembly polls. In 2018, the voting percentage of specially-abled voters was 19.02%, said state’s chief electoral officer Praveen Gupta. This time the highest turnout of specially-abled voters was recorded in Banswara district at 88.96%, followed by Kota at 85.80%, Karauli at 85.50%, Ajmer at 84.58% and Hanumangarh at 84.18%. The lowest voting percentage of specially-abled voters was recorded in Sirohi at 60.75%, followed by Jhunjhunu at 63.79% and Bharatpur at 66.02%.
02:16 (IST) Dec 03
Rajasthan Election Results 2023 Live: Congress government sympathising with terrorists: PM Modi
During a poll rally in Udaipur, Prime Minister Narendra Modi had accused the ruling Congress in Rajasthan of sympathising with terrorists, recalling the murder of tailor Kanhaiya Lal in the city last year. He also said crime and corruption in the state increased in the past five years. "The murder of Kanhaiya Lal ji is a big stain on the state government. Such a heinous incident happened in Udaipur because there is a Congress government which sympathises with terrorists," the prime minister said. Kanhaiya Lal was murdered on June 28, 2022 by two cleaver-wielding men who accused him of insulting Islam. The accused had also made a video of the act and posted it online.
02:15 (IST) Dec 03
Rajasthan Assembly Election Results 2023 Live: Selfies, certificates for 1st-time voters by election commission a hit
Selfie points and certificates to the first-time voters became a hit among the voters in Jaipur. Be it a 60-70-year-old person or first-time voter, everyone was happy to get their pictures clicked at the selfie points at the polling booths across constituencies. At many booths, first timers were given certificates by the district election office. Heavy rush was seen at Shaheed Alok Mathur secondary school situated at Jhotwara where people after casting their votes halted at the selfie point. "This is interesting. I think voting is a responsibility for us. If a person is not voting he has no right to crib or criticize a government. I will upload my pictures on social media and will use it as my status update on social media," said Ritika Agarwal, a voter at the booth.
02:14 (IST) Dec 03
Rajasthan Election Results 2023 Live: More women than men voted in Rajasthan; final turnout 75.4%
More women voted than men in Rajasthan as the final voting percentage for 199 assembly seats stood at 75.45% (including postal ballots), state’s chief electoral officer Praveen Gupta said. The total turnout on November 25 via EVM machines in the state was 74.62%. The female voting was recorded at 74.72% and male at 74.53%, Gupta informed. In the 2018 polls in Rajasthan, the voting percentage was 74.72 (including postal ballots). The total turnout via EVM was 74.24% last time. "There was an increase of 0.73% voting in the 2023 polls over the last assembly elections (in 2018)," said Gupta. The highest polling was recorded at Kushalgarh assembly constituency, at 88.13% and the lowest was registered in Ahore assembly seat at 61.24%.