Rajasthan Election 2023: No anti-incumbency, Congress will form govt in Rajasthan again, says Ashok Gehlot
As Rajasthan votes today, Chief Minister Ashok Gehlot on Saturday expressed confidence that there is no anti-incumbency against the Congress and the party will return for a second tem in the state.
“There seems to be an undercurrent. Looks like the (Congress) government will be repeated,” he said.
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Gehlot told news agency PTI in Jodhpur that the Congress focused its campaign on development issues while BJP leaders, including the prime minister, home minister and chief ministers of BJP-ruled states, used provocative language.
“They were talking provocatively. We challenged them to talk on local issues, talk on our schemes,” he said.
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“The public has understood. It appears that the Congress government will come again,” he told PTI in Jodhpur.
“We made good laws for the welfare of gig workers and on right to health and brought schemes for people and gave guarantees,” he said.
On the red diary issue, Gehlot said BJP leaders are upset that they could not topple his government despite indulging in horse-trading.
“They are bringing down elected governments through horse-trading. The method they have adopted is a matter of concern for democracy. We tried our best in Rajasthan and did not let the government fall. The public was with us,” Gehlot said.
Polling began Saturday morning for the 199 assembly seats in Rajasthan out of the 200 seats. Election in Karanpur of Sriganganagar district was postponed following the death of Congress candidate Gurmeet Singh Koonar.
