The BJP appeared to be on a path to success in Rajasthan as its candidates secured victories or held leads in 114 seats, while the Congress trailed with 70 seats, as per the Election Commission trends for the assembly polls.
Former chief minister Vasundhara Raje won from the Jhalrapatan seat.
Polling in 199 out of 200 assembly constituencies was held on November 25.
The election in Sriganganagar’s Karanpur seat was postponed due to the death of Congress candidate Gurmeet Singh Koonar.
Counting of votes polled in the November 25 assembly elections in Rajasthan got underway at 8 am amid tight security arrangements.
A total of 36 counting centres have been set up in 199 of the state’s 200 assembly constituencies which went to poll.
As many as 1,862 candidates are in the fray for 199 seats.
While 30 election districts have one counting centre, Jaipur, Jodhpur and Nagaur have two centres each.
“All district election officers, police commissioners and superintendents of police have been instructed to strictly follow the security protocol at the counting centre,” CEO Gupta said.
He said that three-tier security arrangements have been ensured at the counting venue and only those with authorised passes would be able to enter.
While most of pollsters predicted an edge for the BJP, three exit polls in their upper limit forecast a Congress win in the desert state.
With agency inputs