Rajasthan Assembly Election 2023: Voting to begin at 7 am across 199 seats | All you need to know
all you need to know about the Rajasthan Election 2023: Number of candidates in fray: As many as 1,862 candidates are in the fray in the Rajasthan poll. ALSO READ: Don't have voter ID? Here's how you can caste your vote tomorrow Key parties contesting: The BJP is contesting on all seats, while the Congress has left one seat — Bharatpur — for its ally Rashtriya Lok Dal (RLD) like the 2018 elections.
Apart from the BJP and Congress, other parties including CPI (M), RLP, Bharat Adiwasi Party, Bhartiya Tribal Party, Aam Aadmi Party, AIMIM are also contesting the elections. Over 40 rebels of both BJP and Congress are also in the fray.
ALSO READ: How can NRIs cast vote, enroll as voters in India Key Congress candidates: Rajasthan Chief Minister Ashok Gehlot, state Congress chief Govind Singh Dotasra, assembly speaker CP Joshi, several ministers including Shanti Dhariwal, BD Kalla, Bhanwar Singh Bhati, Saleh Mohammad, Mamta Bhupesh, Pratap Singh Khachariyawas, Rajendra Yadav, Shakuntla Rawat, Udai Lal Anjana, Mahendrajeet Singh Malviya, Ashok Chandna and former deputy chief minister Sachin Pilot. ALSO READ: How toknow your candidate | Tap here to know Key BJP candidates: In BJP, leader of opposition Rajendra Rathore, deputy leader of opposition and former state president Satish Poonia, former chief minister Vasundhara Raje, MPs Diya Kumari, Rajyavardhan Rathore, Baba Balaknath and Kirodi Lal Meena are in the fray.
Gurjar leader late Kirodi Singh Bainsla's son Vijay Bainsla is also contesting as BJP candidate. ALSO READ: BJP vs Congress in Rajasthan Election 2023: Why govt has been changing every 5 years; Will it swing this time too? Key issues: The Congress mainly focused on the works and performance of the Ashok Gehlot
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