The BJP has swept Rajasthan, and retained Madhya Pradesh and Chhattisgarh. In Delhi it emerged as the single largest party, five short of a clear majority
As a stunned Congress faced a 0-4 rout in this round of Assembly elections,Congress party president Sonia Gandhi accepted the result “with humility”, prescribing “deep introspection” for the party
Congress Party vice-president Rahul Gandhi acknowledged the significance of the AAP’s electoral entry, saying, “The Aam Aadmi Party involved a lot of non-traditional people and we will learn from that...and will better it in a way you cannot imagine.”
Lanslide Win in Rajasthan for BJP
The election in Churu was countermanded after the death of Bahujan Samaj Party candidate Jagdish Meghwal, and polling will take place on December 13,2013
Chief Minister Ashok Gehlot of Congress won Sardarpura in Jodhpur, defeating Shabhu Singh Khetasar of the BJP by 18,478 votes
Ashok Gehlot said the people had voted on the basis of an undercurrent, which could not be countered. “Our welfare schemes provided real benefits to the people. The BJP could not compare the works in its previous rule with our achievements. It [only] created an incorrect impression among the voters.”
Most of the Ministers in the Ashok Gehlot government were defeated. They included Shanti Dhariwal (Kota North), Hemaram Chaudhary (Gudhamalani), Aimduddin Ahmed Khan (Tijara), Bina Kak (Sumerpur), Naseem Akhtar Insaaf (Pushkar), Harjiram Burdak (Ladnu), Jitendra Singh (Khetri) and Bharat Singh (Sangod). Speaker Deependra Shekhawat lost to Jhabar Singh Kharra of the BJP from Srimadhopur and Finance Commission Chairman B.D. Kalla to Gopal Krishan of the BJP in Bikaner West
The biggest margin of victory was registered by the BJP leader and former Minister, Ghanshyam Tiwari, who trounced Congress candidate Sanjay Bapna in Sanganer by 62,832 votes
The Communist Party of India (Marxist), which had three members in the Assembly, was wiped out. All 37 candidates it had fielded, including Amra Ram, were defeated
The National People’s Party, floated by Dausa MP Kirorilal Meena, secured four seats.
BJP State president Vasundhara Raje, who is set to become Chief Minister, was in Banswara to worship in the historic Tripura Sundari temple when the counting began. She went to her constituency of Jhalrapatan, where she defeated Meenakshi Chandrawat of the Congress by 60,896 votes, before flying to Jaipur in the evening
Vasundhara Raje attributed the BJP’s victory to the decisive mandate given by the people and said the BJP prime ministerial candidate, Narendra Modi’s rallies were an “important factor” for the party’s impressive performance. “We have won 82.3 per cent of the seats. This is the victory of people and party workers.”
Vasundhara Raje to stake claim to form Govt
Senior BJP leader Arun Jaitley felicitates Vasundhara Raje on being elected party Legislature Party leader at the BJP State headquarters in Jaipur on Monday Dec 09,2013
All the 162 newly-elected legislators, as well as some Independents, were invited to attend the Legislature Party meeting at the State headquarters here. Senior party leader Gulab Chand Kataria proposed Vasundhara Raje's name, which was unanimously approved by all the MLAs
Vasundhara Raje is likely to stake the claim for formation of government on Tuesday and take oath on Friday.
Governor Margaret Alva dissolved the 13th State Assembly and issued notification for the constitution of the 14th Assembly, in which the BJP enjoys more than three-fourth majority.
BJP Wins Churu Assembly Election
The BJP’s tally in the Rajasthan Assembly went up to 163 on Monday Dec 16,2013 with the party candidate Rajendra Singh Rathore(84100 Votes) winning from Churu by defeating sitting Congress MLA Maqbool Mandelia(60098 Votes) by a margin of over 24,000 votes,where polling was held on December 13,2013
A record 78.55 per cent polling was recorded in Churu on December 13,2013
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