JAIPUR: The ruling Congress party hopes to win between 90-100 seats and retain power in the state with the help of ‘others’. The party is in touch with about half a dozen rebels who are likely to win, said the leaders.
Leaders on condition of anonymity said according to their assessment the party is likely to win seats close to the halfway mark and could be able to form the government with some help from like-minded parties.
PCC president Govind Singh Dotasra after the polling claimed that the party could get almost the same number of seats it won last time. The Congress won 100 seats, one seat short of majority in the 200-seat assembly in the 2018 elections, and formed the government with the help of Independents and others. The ruling party sees a surge in favour of the party in the last leg of the elections.
The party also attributes the outnumbering of women voters compared to men to its ‘guarantees’.
The party had promised Rs 10,000 into the accounts of women heads of the family and other six guarantees which the party hoped attracted the women voters.
Prof Sanjay Lodha state co-ordinator of Lokniti Rajasthan said, “The outcome of the assembly elections could be unexpected and different from the pre-poll surveys.”
He pointed out that the above-average voting in the constituencies of SC/ST and Muslim concentrated seats is an acknowledgment of the benefits of the various welfare schemes of the state government. There are 34 SC seats while 25 seats are reserved for STs. Muslims hold a critical say in about 40 constituencies. These seats witnessed between 75-78% polling. There are close to 100 such constituencies, he said.
He claims that the BJP was not successful in polarising voters as the urban areas which were the strongholds of the saffron party showed below average voting.
“According to initial analysis, there are about 50 plus seats where 65-70% voting was reported which is less than the average voting in western, central Rajasthan, and urban areas of the state where the saffron party has an influence.
According to him, it is not counter mobilisation of BJP’s Hindutva as Kushalgarh in Banswara district which had recorded the highest percentage of polling (88.13%) is a tribal seat where 90% of voters are tribals but the state government guarantees.
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Leaders on condition of anonymity said according to their assessment the party is likely to win seats close to the halfway mark and could be able to form the government with some help from like-minded parties.
PCC president Govind Singh Dotasra after the polling claimed that the party could get almost the same number of seats it won last time. The Congress won 100 seats, one seat short of majority in the 200-seat assembly in the 2018 elections, and formed the government with the help of Independents and others. The ruling party sees a surge in favour of the party in the last leg of the elections.
The party also attributes the outnumbering of women voters compared to men to its ‘guarantees’.
The party had promised Rs 10,000 into the accounts of women heads of the family and other six guarantees which the party hoped attracted the women voters.
Prof Sanjay Lodha state co-ordinator of Lokniti Rajasthan said, “The outcome of the assembly elections could be unexpected and different from the pre-poll surveys.”
He pointed out that the above-average voting in the constituencies of SC/ST and Muslim concentrated seats is an acknowledgment of the benefits of the various welfare schemes of the state government. There are 34 SC seats while 25 seats are reserved for STs. Muslims hold a critical say in about 40 constituencies. These seats witnessed between 75-78% polling. There are close to 100 such constituencies, he said.
He claims that the BJP was not successful in polarising voters as the urban areas which were the strongholds of the saffron party showed below average voting.
“According to initial analysis, there are about 50 plus seats where 65-70% voting was reported which is less than the average voting in western, central Rajasthan, and urban areas of the state where the saffron party has an influence.
According to him, it is not counter mobilisation of BJP’s Hindutva as Kushalgarh in Banswara district which had recorded the highest percentage of polling (88.13%) is a tribal seat where 90% of voters are tribals but the state government guarantees.
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Rajasthan CM Gehlot appeals emotionally to voters ahead of assembly elections, urging them to consider his image and imagine that he is contesting from all 200 seats. He highlights the achievements of his tenure and promises to implement seven more guarantees if voted back into power. The Congress releases its manifesto, promising a caste-based census, panchayat-level recruitment scheme, and a law for farmers’ minimum support price. Rajasthan is set for assembly polls on November 25, with votes to be counted on December 3.
