05:00 PM
As of 5 PM, the election commission has announced results of 35 seats. Congress has won 15 of them, BJP has won 11, BSP 3, CPM 1, Bhartiya Tribal Party has won 2 and 3 seats have been won by independent candidates. Congress is leading on 86 more seats, which makes it a majority for the grand old party. BJP is currently leading on 60 seats and might end up around the 70 mark.
04:10 PM
With a clear majority in sight, Ashok Gehlot is tipped to be the next CM of Rajasthan.
03:45 PM
According to the official election comission data, Congress has, till now, won 4 seats in Rajasthan. BJP has won 4 seats and 1 seat has been won by other parties. Other than the won seats, Congress is leading on 98 seats, whereas, BJP is leading on 65 seats. Other candidates are leading on 27 seats.
03:30 PM
Congress has called a meeting of its elected MLAs in Jaipur tomorrow to discuss further strategies and also, to select its CM candidate.
03:00 PM
Krishna Poonia has won from Shadulpur. Rameshwar Dudi, former leader of the opposition is trailing from Nokha. Shobha Chauhan, BJP candidate from Sojat, is leading by over 32,000 votes.
02:40 PM
Ashok Parnami, former BJP Rajasthan chief is trailing with over 33,000 votes. Vasundhara Raje, Ashok Gehlot and Sachin Pilot, have both won from their respective constituencies. Vasundhara Raje was up against Manvendra Singh from her traditional constituency of Jhalrapatan. Sachin Pilot was up against Yoonus Khan from Tonk, whereas, Ashok Gehlot contested from Sardarpura constituency in Jodhpur.
02:00 PM
Dharamnarayan Joshi, BJP candidate from Mawli near Udaipur has won.
01:30 PM
Ashok Gehlot seems to have reached out to independent candidates to gather their support as the trends show a touch battle between the two parties. Vasundhara Raje is leading with over 27,000 votes against Manvendra Singh, who had left BJP to join congress just ahead of elections.
01:15 PM
Kailash Meghwal of BJP has won. Pratap Singh Khachariyawas has also won from Civil Lines in Jaipur. Col Sonaram Choudhary is trailing from his constituency.
12:35 PM
Congress is slightly gaining the vote share in Rajasthan. At this point, the party has 38.4% votes, whereas, BJP is slightly behind at 38.3%. Congress is leading officially on 97 seats and BJP is leading on 78 seats.
12:05 PM
Congress and BJP have the exact same vote share in Rajasthan as of now. Both the parties have 38.4% votes.
11:50 AM
As of 11:50 AM, a majority of BJP leaders are trailing from their respective constituencies. Gajendra Singh, one of the ministers in the previous government, is trailing from Lohawat. Kalicharan Sharaf has a lead of fewer than 150 votes in Jaipur’s Malviya Nagar. Vasudev Devnani is leading with just 1200 votes from Ajmer North.
Official ECI trends: Congress leading on 99 seats, BJP leading on 79 seats, BSP on 2, CPM on 2 and others on 16 seats in Rajasthan. #AssemblyElections2018 https://t.co/RA09oaqeSN
— ANI (@ANI) December 11, 2018
11:20 AM
There seems to be a shift in the fortunes of Congress. The party is now leading on 97 seats and other candidates have picked up. Currently, 17 other candidates are leading and 85 BJP candidates are leading in Rajasthan.
10:45 AM
Trends from all 199 seats are now official. Congress is leading on 114 seats whereas, BJP is far behind at 81 seats. Other candidates are leading on 4 seats. Gulab CHand Kataria, CP Joshi & Rameshwar Dudi are trailing from their respective constituencies.
Official ECI trends: Congress leading on 91 seats, BJP leading on 71 seats, others on 22 seats in Rajasthan. #AssemblyElections2018 pic.twitter.com/59fWNRjkH9
— ANI (@ANI) December 11, 2018
Vasundhara Raje, Sachin Pilot & Ashok Gehlot are leading from their constituencies.
Rajasthan: #Visuals from BJP state office in Jaipur. #AssemblyElections2018 pic.twitter.com/Ii8MIT3Ftk
— ANI (@ANI) December 11, 2018
10:30 AM
Official ECI trends: Rajasthan CM Vasundhara Raje leading by 8845 votes from Jhalrapatan, Congress' Ashok Gehlot leading by 5112 votes from Sardarpura, Congress' Sachin Pilot leading by 5295 votes from Tonk. #AssemblyElections2018 pic.twitter.com/6LFgB3q3HB
— ANI (@ANI) December 11, 2018
10:10 AM
Official ECI trends: Congress leading on 82 seats, BJP leading on 62 seats, others on 21 seats in Rajasthan. #AssemblyElections2018 pic.twitter.com/2wwMwDuxRE
— ANI (@ANI) December 11, 2018
Congress is now comfortably over the majority mark in trends. Prime Minister Narendra Modi has called for an urgent meeting of BJP core group to discuss further strategies.
09:50 AM
Official ECI trends: Congress leading on 63 seats, BJP leading on 45 seats, others on 15 seats in Rajasthan. #AssemblyElections2018 pic.twitter.com/mOlZoUNZO4
— ANI (@ANI) December 11, 2018
Congress is inching towards the majority mark. At 9:50 AM, Indian National Congress is leading on 96 seats and BJP is leading on 79 seats. Other candidates are currently leading on 3 states.
Rajasthan CM Vasundhara Raje leading by 4055 votes from Jhalrapatan, Congress' Ashok Gehlot leading by 5112 votes from Sardarpura. #AssemblyElections2018 pic.twitter.com/VSsFmk9b4m
— ANI (@ANI) December 11, 2018
09:30 AM
Congress leading on 90 seats, whereas, BJP is currently leading on 72 seats. Other candidates are leading on 3 seats.
09:10 AM
Trends are currently available on 128 seats. Congress is leading on 72 seats, whereas BJP is leading on 53 seats. Others are leading on 3 seats. 7 BJP ministers are currently trailing in Rajasthan.
09:00 AM
There are trends from 111 seats in Rajasthan as of now, with Congress leading 65 seats and BJP leading 43 seats. Other candidates are leading on 3 seats.
08:50 AM
Congress is looking in a comfortable position in Rajasthan. We currently have trends of 87 seats and Congress is leading on 53 seats, whereas, BJP is leading on 31 seats. Other candidates are currently leading in 3 constituencies.
08:20 AM
CP Joshi (Congress) is leading from Nathdwara constituency. BJP and Congress, both have leads on 3 seats each. Ashok Gehlot is also leading from Sardarpura constituency in Jodhpur.
08:10 AM
The first trend in Rajasthan shows Vasundhara Raja (BJP) leading from Jhalrapatan and Sachin Pilot (Congress) leading from Tonk
08:00 AM
Counting of votes for Rajasthan, MP, Chhattisgarh, Mizoram and Telangana begins #AssemblyElections2018 pic.twitter.com/tw0MrNEYj2
— ANI (@ANI) December 11, 2018
The counting of votes has begun in Rajasthan. We will have you the first trends shortly.
Assembly elections in 5 states have just concluded and the election commission is all set to declare results for all these states. You can follow this page for live updates of Rajasthan assembly elections. The state of Rajasthan has a history of not giving the mandate to the same government twice in the last 25 years. BJP has announced the face of its CM if it gets to power, however, Congress might project either of Sachin Pilot or Ashok Gehlot as CM, if the party gets to power.
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Exit polls have given a clear lead to Congress in Rajasthan, however, it is yet to be seen if the grand old party can get to the majority mark of 101.