JAIPUR: Congress president Rahul Gandhi will take the final call Wednesday on who will be the chief minister in Rajasthan after taking in account the opinion of the newly elected MLAs, a senior party leader said.Congress president Rahul Gandhi today thanked his party workers for their support after trends indicated massive gains for his party in Rajasthan, Chhattisgarh and Madhya Pradesh.Rajasthan is known to be a swing state with the people electing a new government in every election.Among the key candidates who are contesting the elections for the Congress are Sachin Pilot and former chief minister Ashok Gehlot.In 2013, the BJP had won a huge mandate of 163 assembly seats with the Congress winning only 23 seats in the 14th assembly election in the state.Rajasthan CM Vasundhara Raje submitted her resignation to governor Kalyan Singh on Tuesday evening.Rajasthan chief minister Vasundhara Raje submitted her resignation to governor Kalyan Singh on Tuesday evening.Vasundhara Raje congratulated the Congress party and said she accepted the people’s mandate.According to Congress leaders, Gehlot had played a key role in Punjab and Uttar Pradesh elections as well.Pilot, on the other hand, is young and popular among the youth, has played a pivotal role in reviving the party in Rajasthan.
2018 Rajasthan Vidhan Sabha Election Result
INC
101
49.5%
BJP
73
36.5%
BSP
6
3%
NUZP
0
0%
Other parties
19
10.5%
