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Rajasthan Exit Polls 2023 Live Updates: Congress & BJP intensify backchannel talks to win over Independents, rebels

THE TIMES OF INDIA | Dec 01, 2023, 17:49:25 IST

Rajasthan Exit Polls 2023 Live Updates: Congress & BJP intensify backchannel talks to win over Independents, rebels

The polling for 199 out of 200 assembly seats in Rajasthan concluded in a single phase on November 25. Now all are waiting for December 3 when votes would be counted. Among these, 25 seats are reserved for the Scheduled Caste, 34 for the Scheduled Tribe, and 141 for the General category. Approximately 5.3 crore people were eligible to vote. Rajasthan saw a total voter turnout of 75%. Majority of the polling process went smoothly except for a few incidents of fighting or violence. Rajasthan has seen a switch between Congress and BJP since 1998 as both parties remain confident in their win with Congress’ Ashok Gehlot confident in his power and his 'seven guarantees' while BJP depends on PM Narendra Modi and his guarantees to gain the trust of the voters.In the Rajasthan assembly elections, Sardarpura, Tonk, Jhalarapatan, Nathdwara, Jhunjhunu, Jhotwara, Kota North, and Churu are seen as pivotal battlegrounds, serving as focal points for intense political maneuvering and strategic contests, with Sardarpura associated with CM Ashok Gehlot. Several outlets will predict the outcome of the actual vote counting. Will BJP win or will congress retain its power? Stay tuned as TOI brings you live coverage of exit poll predictions.

17:49 (IST) Dec 01

Counting for 199 member Rajasthan assembly will start at 8 am: Rajasthan Chief Electoral Officer

"Counting for the 199 Assembly constituencies will begin at 8 am on 3rd December...Postal ballots will be counted first; these are around 5 lakhs in number. Round-wise counting of EVMs will begin at 8.30 am...As far as security is concerned, three-tier cordon-off has been done - 40 CAPF companies have been deployed across the state. All the EVM strong rooms have been barricaded...175 companies in total have been deployed for security," says Rajasthan Chief Electoral Officer Praveen Gupta

17:44 (IST) Dec 01

In the 2018 election, from Jaipur to Dholpur and Bharatpur, they (Congress) only won only one seat of Dholpur and now I contested election from that region and out of 28 seats, 20-22 seats will be of BJP including Karauli, Dausa, Sawai Madhopur, some areas of Alwar and Bharatpur...I believe that around 95% of (Congress) Ministers will be defeated. If BJP gets 20-22 seats out of 28 in the toughest area, then the picture is clear that no wonder BJP may reach 120 or more than 130 seats

BJP MP and candidate from Sawai Madhopur, Kirodi Lal Meena on exit polls

13:26 (IST) Dec 01

Rajasthan exit poll predictions: Ashok Gehlot may rewrite history, change 5-Yr pattern, here's why!

06:17

13:07 (IST) Dec 01

It is confirmed that Congress' disappointment vanished after the exit polls. We are not into the politics of lies and delusion like the BJP... In some exit polls, the Congress is leading and the BJP is leading in others. The BJP tried to polarise the votes by scaring the Hindus. The PM of this country and the Rajasthan CM are Hindus... yet they are trying to scare Hindus by saying that they need to be alert... Hindus are not in danger, the BJP is in danger...

Rajasthan Minister Pratap Khachariyawas on Rajasthan election exit polls

12:44 (IST) Dec 01

Congress is going to face a shameful defeat. The Congress would be powerless. All of their claims would prove to be false. The BJP will make the government... Govind Dotasra is absolutely right, the results would be shocking because a lot of people including him are going to be cleaned. People were fed up with the Congress and they were eager to use their power of vote to uproot the Congress...

LoP Rajasthan and BJP MLA Rajendra Rathore

12:30 (IST) Dec 01

As per the Exit polls, both the BJP and Congress are having a tough fight but the situation will only become clear on December 3.

Rajasthan minister Pratap Khachariyawas on exit polls

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11:15 (IST) Dec 01

Rajasthan Exit Poll: Ashok Gehlot cites 3 reasons to retain power in Rajasthan

Chief minister Ashok Gehlot on Thursday 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.

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11:05 (IST) Dec 01

Rajasthan Exit Poll: Congress & BJP intensify backchannel talks to win over Independents, rebels

After the exit polls predicted a very close fight in Rajasthan, both the BJP and the Congress are bracing up for last-minute manoeuvring. While Congress is contacting the winnable Independents in case the party falls short of the magic number of 100, BJP has directed all the MLAs to collect their certificates and reach Jaipur by Monday. BJP is also in touch with party rebels in case the party needs their support to cross the halfway mark.

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23:23 (IST) Nov 30

Congress to retain power in Rajasthan: Gourav Vallabh

(PTI)

22:03 (IST) Nov 30

Jaipur: BJP MP Rajyavardhan Singh Rathore says, "...People want transformation. I am sure the BJP is forming the govt with a full majority in Rajasthan...The competition is limited to the exit polls only. The results of Dec 3 will be in favour of the BJP..."

(ANI)

21:05 (IST) Nov 30

BJP to wrest power from Congress in Rajasthan, predicts poll of exit polls

According to the poll of polls, the BJP is predicted to win 104 out of the 199 seats that went to polls in Rajasthan, clearing the 100-seat magic mark. Voting wasn't held in one constituency due to the death of a Congress candidate.

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19:56 (IST) Nov 30

Rajasthan Exit Poll: BJP: 104; Congress:81; Others: 14, as per CVoter

19:44 (IST) Nov 30

Jaipur: LoP Rajasthan and BJP MLA Rajendra Rathore says, "Exit polls are estimates...BJP is going to form the govt in Rajasthan with a massive mandate...We will repeat (govt) in Madhya Pradesh...."

(ANI)

19:43 (IST) Nov 30

Congress leader Jitu Patwari says, "BJP does not have a lead anywhere. Be it Chhattisgarh, Telangana, Madhya Pradesh or Rajasthan, Congress is forming the govt in all four states..."

19:35 (IST) Nov 30

Exit Polls 2023 Rajasthan: BJP likely to be ahead of Congress in Rajasthan

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19:33 (IST) Nov 30

Rajasthan Exit Poll Result: BJP: BJP: 115-130; Congress+: 65-75; Others: 12-19, as per Matrize's predictions

19:20 (IST) Nov 30

Rajasthan Exit Poll Result: BJP: 111; Congress: 76: Others: 12, News18 predicts

19:07 (IST) Nov 30

Rajasthan Exit Poll Result: BJP: 80-90; Congress+: 94-104; Others: 0-2, predicts India TV- CNX

19:02 (IST) Nov 30

Rajasthan Exit Poll: On exit polls, Rajasthan Minister and Congress leader Pratap Khachariyawas says, "Exit polls, surveys are showing that Congress is winning in Rajasthan. People of the BJP are frauds. They only do Hindu-Muslim...Congress will form govt in Rajasthan, Madhya Pradesh and Chhattisgarh..."

(ANI)

18:53 (IST) Nov 30

Rajasthan Exit Poll Result: Congress: 96; BJP:90; others: 13 according to Axis My India predictions

18:38 (IST) Nov 30

Rajasthan Exit Poll Result: BJP: 98-105; Congress+: 85-95; Others: 10-15, predicts Dainik Bhaskar

18:21 (IST) Nov 30

Rajasthan Exit Poll: INC: 56-72; BJP: 108-128; Others: 13-21, according to ETG predictions

18:07 (IST) Nov 30

Rajasthan Exit Poll: Congress: 69-81; BJP: 105-125; Others: 5-15, says PMARQ predictions

18:04 (IST) Nov 30

Rajasthan Exit Poll Result: BJP: 100-110; Congress+: 90-110; others: 05-15, as per Tv9 Bharatvarsha-polstrat

17:43 (IST) Nov 30

Rajasthan Exit Poll 2023: BJP: 100-122 Congress: 62-85 Others: 14-15 (Jan ki Baat)

17:42 (IST) Nov 30

Rajasthan Exit Poll 2023: CNN-News18 predicts majority for the BJP

BJP:111
Congress: 74
Others: 14
Total: 199

17:36 (IST) Nov 30

Rajasthan Exit Poll Result: Exit polls prediction begin

BJP- 115 Congress- 68, as per Satta bazaar predictions

17:20 (IST) Nov 30

Rajasthan Exit Poll 2023: Rajasthan polling numbers

Of the total 5,25,38,105 voters in these 199 assembly constituencies, 3,92,11,399 cast their votes -- 1,88,27,294 women, 2,03,83,757 men and 348 third gender voters.

16:50 (IST) Nov 30

Rajasthan Exit Poll Result: Education, Women safety are big agendas of the Rajasthan elections.

16:19 (IST) Nov 30

Rajasthan Exit Poll: 'Congress will form government': CM Ashok Gehlot

Rajasthan CM Ashok Gehlot says, "No matter what exit polls say, Congress will form the government in Rajasthan. BJP is not winning in any of the 5 states. People will repeat our government in Rajasthan and there are 3 reasons for this. The first reason is that there is no anti-incumbency wave against the government, even experts are saying so. The second one is CM. BJP voters will also say that the CM left no stone unturned in carrying out development work. Third is the language spoken by the Prime Minister, Home Minister, BJP Chief Ministers and Union Ministers during the campaign. Nobody liked that language...''

16:03 (IST) Nov 30

Rajasthan Exit Poll 2023: Polling in 199 constituencies out of 200

The polling was done on November 25 in a single phase. Among the 200 seats, 25 seats are reserved for the Scheduled Caste, 34 for the Scheduled Tribe, and 141 for the General category. Approximately 5.3 crore people were eligible to vote.The polling in Karanpur constituency of Sriganganagar district was postponed due to the death of Congress candidate Gurmeet Singh Koonar. The EC will announce a separate date for polling in that constituency.

16:01 (IST) Nov 30

Rajasthan Exit Poll 2023: The current assembly's term concludes in January 2024, contested primarily by the BJP and the incumbent Congress led by Chief Minister Ashok Gehlot.

The BJP aims to unseat Gehlot, relying on group leadership and Prime Minister Narendra Modi's popularity, while Congress seeks another term.

16:00 (IST) Nov 30

Rajasthan Exit Poll 2023: Rajasthan polling date was originally slated for November 23 but changed by the Election Commission following concerns raised by political parties, social organizations, and media outlets about potential conflicts with weddings and social events.

15:59 (IST) Nov 30

Rajasthan Exit Poll 2023: 2018 Rajasthan assembly election results

In the 2018 Rajasthan assembly elections, the Congress secured 99 seats, while the BJP won 73 out of the 200-member house.