Rajasthan polls: BJP will form strong government, says Arjun Ram Meghwal after casting vote in Bikaner

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Bikaner: Union Minister Arjun Ram Meghwal on Saturday claimed that the BJP will form a strong government in Rajasthan where polling for the 199-member assembly began on Saturday morning.

Speaking to after casting his vote in Bikaner East Assembly constituency of the state, the BJP leader said, «BJP will form a strong government in Rajasthan».

«We can see the power of democracy here as women have turned up in large numbers to cast their vote,» the BJP leader said.

The ruling Congress is eyeing another term while the BJP is seeking to replace the Ashok Gehlot government, with the party banking on the popularity of Prime Minister Narendra Modi.

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  Voting began in 199 out of 200 assembly seats in Rajasthan on Saturday after days of hectic campaigning by