Jodhpur (Rajasthan) [India], November 25 (ANI): Amid the continued polling for 199 Assembly constituencies in Rajasthan, Union Jal Shakti Minister and senior BJP chief, Gajendra Singh Shekhawat, arrived at his designated polling centre in Jodhpur to forged his vote on Saturday.
Speaking to media individuals after casting his vote, Shekhawat, a Lok Sabha member from Jodhpur, exuded confidence within the BJP returning to energy in Rajasthan.
“Before casting their votes, the people will be mindful of the problems that they had to grapple with on the watch of the Congress government, as well as the way women were treated and the atrocities committed on them. Exam paper leaks and corruption also raised serious questions on governance and law and order. I am sure that voters will go into their designated booths after weighing up all these issues and will write a new political chapter in the state,” Shekhawat mentioned.
The Union Minister, who was accompanied by his spouse and daughter as he arrived to forged his vote, mentioned although the general voting proportion within the state has elevated steadily since independence, there was nonetheless scope for a greater turnout.
He urged folks to take folks to enlist enthusiastic participation within the pageant of democracy whereas additionally calling on the media crew to unfold the phrase on the necessity to guarantee most turnout.
The BJP has fielded Atul Bhansali from the Jodhpur meeting constituency. He is pitted towards Manisha Panwar of the Congress.
Polling for 199 of the 200 meeting seats in Rajasthan started at 7 am on Saturday after days of hectic campaigning by main political events, together with the ruling Congress and BJP.
However, polling within the Karanpur constituency was adjourned following the loss of life of Congress candidate Gurmeet Singh Koonar.
Voters, who queued up early exterior their designated cubicles, can train their franchise till 6 pm.
Adequate safety preparations have been made to make sure peaceable and truthful polling within the state, officers mentioned earlier.
The ruling Congress is eyeing one other time period whereas the BJP is searching for to interchange the Ashok Gehlot authorities, with the get together banking on the recognition of Prime Minister Narendra Modi.
The counting of votes is scheduled for December 3.
A complete of 5,26,90,146 voters will resolve the destiny of the candidates throughout 51,890 polling stations.
The high-voltage marketing campaign for the Rajasthan polls ended on Thursday.
A complete of 1,70,99,334 voters within the 18-30 age group will train their franchise this yr. Of them, 22,61,008 voters within the age group of 18-19 will get their fingers inked for the primary time.
As many as 1,02,290 safety personnel have been deployed to make sure peaceable voting, an official mentioned earlier, including that 69,114 police personnel, 32,876 Rajasthan Home Guard, Forest Guard, and RAC personnel, in addition to 700 firms of the CAPF have been deployed to make sure free and truthful polling within the state.
In the 2018 polls, the Congress gained 99 seats whereas the BJP completed an in depth second at 73.
Gehlot took oath as CM with the help of BSP MLAs and Independents. (ANI)