Bhajanlal Sharma, the chief minister of Rajasthan casted his vote on Friday during the upcoming Lok Sabha elections in Jaipur. “This is a festival of democracy, so please cast your vote,” he said, expressing confidence that the state would repeat the results of the Lok Sabha elections in 2014 and 2019.” He also declared that all 25 Parliamentary constituencies would see victories for BJP candidates. Your votes will improve our nation and democracy. I am convinced that the history of Rajasthan in 2014 and 2019 will be repeated.”
State Minister Rajyavardhan Rathore, also casting his vote, emphasized the significance of the election for the nation, stating, “This is a huge election, it is not a small election. It is the country that is the fifth largest economy in the world, it is an election of the largest democracy in the world and under the leadership of PM Modi it is going to become the third largest economy…’Matdaata hi Bharat ke nirmaata hai’.”
In the Jaipur City Lok Sabha constituency, the Bharatiya Janata Party nominated Manju Sharma, while Pratap Singh Khachariyawas represents the Congress.
The 25 parliamentary constituencies of Rajasthan will vote in two phases. In Phase 1 on April 19, voting is taking place for 12 seats, while the remaining 13 seats will be contested in the second phase on April 26.
Meanwhile, the world’s largest democratic exercise began in the country today, with the first phase of polling in 102 constituencies across 21 states and Union Territories. This Lok Sabha election, scheduled from April 19 to June 1, is poised to be the second longest polling exercise in the country’s electoral history after the first general election held over five months between September 1951 and February 1952. Vote counting is slated for June 4.