Voting for 88 seats across 13 states in the penultimate phase of the Lok Sabha elections is underway today, with 13 critical seats in Rajasthan being closely watched. While the BJP is going solo on these seats, Congress has fielded candidates on 12, and one seat in Dungarpur-Banswara has seen support for the BAP candidate Rajkumar Roat. It's reported that BJP holds a firm grasp over seven seats, whereas Congress is giving a tough fight on five, with one seat witnessing a triangular contest.
Today, the voting is taking place in Tonk-Sawai Madhopur, Ajmer, Jodhpur, Pali, Barmer-Jaisalmer, Jalore-Sirohi, Udaipur, Banswara, Chittorgarh, Rajsamand, Bhilwara, Kota-Bundi, and Jhalawar-Baran. Political analysts suggest that the BJP appears strong in Chittorgarh, Bhilwara, Rajsamand, Udaipur, Jhalawar, Pali, and Ajmer thanks to their sweeping victory in the 2019 elections.
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Rajasthan Lok Sabha Elections: What were the results in 2019?
In the last Lok Sabha elections, the BJP clinched victory on 24 out of 25 seats in Rajasthan, with the remaining seat won by Hanuman Beniwal's party RLP, which was then part of the NDA but later parted ways over the agricultural laws issue. The Congress failed to open its account. In the 2014 elections, BJP had a clean sweep winning all 25 seats. In terms of vote share, BJP secured about 59% while Congress got 34.24% of the votes.
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Lok Sabha Election 2024: Which Rajasthan Seats Are Seeing Neck and Neck Fights?
Seats like Dungarpur-Banswara, Kota-Bundi, Jodhpur, Tonk-Sawai Madhopur, and Barmer-Jaisalmer are witnessing intense competition. Rajkumar Roat of the Bharatiya Tribal Party looks promising in Dungarpur-Banswara with Congress support. He's rivalling former minister Mahendra Jeet Singh Malviya, who crossed over from Congress to BJP. Meanwhile, Lok Sabha Speaker Om Birla is eyeing a third-term win in Kota-Bundi against Congress's Prahlad Gunjal, who switched from BJP.
