A range of factors will be at play in the Rajasthan assembly polls on Saturday with BJP seeking to oust the Congress government in the state by vociferously raising issues concerning farmers, women and youth and alleged corruption and both parties seeking to woo voters with tall promises.
Chief Electoral Officer of Rajasthan, Praveen Gupta, said on Friday that over 3 lakh people exercised their franchise via postal ballot ahead of the Assembly elections in Rajasthan on November 25.
"The BJP does not have much to show on their report card. Everyone is able to see the chaos in the Rajasthan BJP and they are saying these things to hide their own problems. They should stop worrying about me. My party and the people will worry about me," Sachin Pilot said.
Exuding confidence ahead of the upcoming polls in Rajasthan, Union Defence Minister Rajnath Singh said that the BJP is set to form government in the state and the possibility of getting a two-thirds majority in a 200-member Assembly cannot be ruled out.
"It was said by everyone...Will they send a notice to everyone, as it is trending on social media? Rahul Gandhi said the people were already saying...," Chhattisgarh Chief Minister Bhupesh Baghel said.
On the last day of campaigning for the Rajasthan assembly elections, Union Home Minister Amit Shah held mega roadshows in Chittorgarh and Nathdwara constituencies of the poll-bound state on Thursday.
"Both Congress and BJP are abusing each other in the poll campaigns as if a new film is being made 'Hum kisi se kam nahi' (we are no less than anyone). This competition is going on for abusing each other," CPI(M) leader Brinda Karat said while speaking to ANI.
Hitting back at Congress leader Rahul Gandhi over his remark, blaming Prime Minister Narendra Modi for India's defeat to Australia in the final of the cricket World Cup, Maharashtra Deputy Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis on Wednesday said the latter may bring bad luck to 'corrupt' leader
Comparing the governance of BJP and Congress, Union Home Minister Amit Shah said that the policies of PM Modi has taken the country's economy from 11th to 5th position globally while Congress leader Sonia Gandhi is repeatedly engaged in relaunching her son Rahul Gandhi in the politics.