Rajasthan assembly elections 2018: 72.62% voter turnout recorded

Rajasthan has almost always chosen between BJP and Congres in an alternate pattern. Will voters buck the trend or will an informal status quo prevail in the power swap here?

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Jaipur: The voters in Rajasthan on Friday decided which political party forms the next government. There has been no shortage of tall promises made with every major contesting party assuring the moon and the stars. But will BJP manage to ensure that Vasundhara Raje gets another term or will Congress roar back to power in a state that has mostly ensured a see-saw battle over the decades? In the fray were BSP and AAP as well but they are not expected to make much of a dent.

For BJP, a number of national figures - including PM Narendra Modi and party chief Amit Shah - have extensively campaigned across the state. Listing out the achievements of the state and the central leadership, BJP has also targeted Congress on numerous fronts. The return fire has been quite scathing too with Rahul Gandhi, Sachin Pilot and Ashok Gehlot leading the charge.

Will anti-incumbency spell BJP's downfall here?

Will reports of in-fighting between Pilot and Gehlot, and not naming a CM candidate hurt chances of a Congress renaissance?

Here are the highlights:

07 December 2018

07 December 2018 18:30 IST

Voting concludes at Ratanada's Sardarpura constituency. Visuals from polling booth at Miranda Public School.

Jodhpur: Visuals from Ratanada's Sardarpura constituency as voting concludes at the polling booth at Miranda Public School. #RajasthanElections2018 pic.twitter.com/6RHxjorLco

— ANI (@ANI) December 7, 2018

07 December 2018 18:23 IST

Polling concludes at polling booth no. 31(A) in Rajasthan's Jhalawar. 73.83 per cent voter turnout recorded at this polling booth.

Visuals from Jhalawar as polling concludes at polling booth no. 31(A). Voter turnout recorded at this particular booth is 73.83%. #RajasthanAssemblyElection2018 pic.twitter.com/cKtUw3xdNL

— ANI (@ANI) December 7, 2018