Congress took lead in three of the Lok Sabha constituencies in the Rajasthan bypolls, Ajmer and Alwar as well as the Mandalgarh assembly seat. Sachin Pilot on Thursday said that the early trends are clearly indicating that the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) government, led by Chief Minister Vasundhara Raje, has been rejected by the people.
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He further said that “Initial trends of Rajasthan ByPolls are a mandate against the Government; I hope our leads will increase even more. Vasundhara ji and her Government have been totally rejected by people.” “I think we will have to wait for the final results but the under current, the sentiments, the desires of the people is for the Congress. These elections are reflective of the mood of people prevalent in Rajasthan,” he added.
The Congress candidate for the Ajmer constituency is Raghu Sharma while Sanwar Lal Jats is the BJP candidate. Ajmer Lok Sabha constituency saw a turnout of 65.33 percent. Congress candidate for the Alwar constituency is Karan Singh Yadav, while Jaswant Singh Yadav is the BJP candidate. Alwar Lok Sabha constituency saw a turnout of 61.86 percent.
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These seats went to polls on January 29. Meanwhile, Trinamool Congress has won the Noapara Assembly constituency by a margin of 63,000 votes in West Bengal.