Rajasthan election result LIVE: Ashok Gehlot front-runner for CM post

Rajasthan Assembly Election Result 2018: BJP chief minister Vasundhara Raje has resigned. Congress will select the state's new leader today. Stay with us for LIVE updates on Rajasthan election result

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Gehlot emerges front-runner for CM post

Veteran Congress leaders Kamal Nath, Ashok Gehlot and Bhupesh Baghel appear to have emerged as the frontrunners in the race for chief ministership in Madhya Pradesh, Rajasthan and Chhattisgarh respectively as the party put in motion the process of government formation in the three states where it dislodged the ruling BJP from power in the just-concluded Assembly elections. Read full article..

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Sachin Pilot, Congress on next Rajasthan CM: Whatever the MLAs have to say they will say in the meeting and final decision is left to the Congress president and other party leaders. We will take a call today.

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Mayawati, BSP: Results show that people in states like Chhattisgarh, Rajasthan and Madhya Pradesh were totally against the BJP and its anti ppl policies and as a result chose Congress due to lack of other major alternatives.

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Mayawati: Even though we don't agree with many of Congress's policies we have agreed to support them in Madhya Pradesh and if need be in Rajasthan.

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BSP supremo Mayawati said her party will support Congress in Rajasthan, if required. 

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Jayant Chaudhary, RLD: I am happy that the public has given a clear mandate in Rajasthan, for a stable Govt, our MLA will extend support to the Congress. BJP ran a negative campaign, UP CM came and talked of Ali and Bajrangbali instead of issues of farmers.

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Rajasthan results: Talks are on between former chief minister Ashok Gehlot and a few Congress rebels who won as independents in the polls, according to PTI reports.

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Rajasthan results: In a show of unity, both Gehlot and Pilot – along with other leaders – appeared before the media, flashing the victory sign.

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Rajasthan results: The decision on the new minister will be announced after the evening meeting, AICC general secretary Avinash Pande said.

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Rajasthan results: "The Congress Legislature Party (CLP) meeting will be held at 11 am on Wednesday, in which the elected MLAs of the party will pass a resolution. The observer will seek individual opinions of the MLAs," AICC general secretary Avinash Pande said. He said Congress president Rahul Gandhi will then be briefed and a second meeting of the CLP held in the evening. 

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Rajasthan results: The newly elected Congress legislators will meet Wednesday morning to discuss this. The All India Congress Committee has sent K C Venugopal as observer. 

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Rajasthan results: With three winners yet to be declared, the Congress vote share was 39.3 per cent, half percentage point ahead of the BJP.

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Rajasthan results: Independents won 12 seats and were leading on one more as the focus in Rajasthan shifted on who would be the Congress choice for chief minister between two-time CM Ashok Gehlot and the party's state unit president Sachin Pilot.

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Rajasthan results: The ruling BJP bagged 73 seats, Bahujan Samaj Party won six, Bhartiya Tribal Party won two, the Rashtriya Loktantrik Party three, the CPI(M) two and the Rashtriya Lok Dal one.

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Rajasthan results: As the Congress hovered around this 99-seat mark – putting together the victories and the official trends – Chief Minister Vasundhara Raje submitted her resignation to Governor Kalyan Singh. 

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Rajasthan results: The Congress on Tuesday was set to wrest Rajasthan from the BJP after its candidates were declared elected on 97 seats and were leading on two others out of the 199 that went to the polls.

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PM Modi on Assembly elections results: "The family of BJP Karyakartas worked day and night for the state elections. I salute them for their hardwork. Victory and defeat are an integral part of life. Today's results will further our resolve to serve people and work even harder for the development of India."

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PM Modi on Assembly elections results: "Congratulations to the Congress for their victories. Congratulations to KCR Garu for the thumping win in Telangana and to the Mizo National Front (MNF) for their impressive victory in Mizoram."

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PM Modi on Assembly elections results: "We accept the people's mandate with humility. I thank the people of Chhattisgarh, Madhya Pradesh and Rajasthan for giving us the opportunity to serve these states. The BJP Governments in these states worked tirelessly for the welfare of the people."

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Rajasthan ECI trends:

 

• Bharatiya Janata Party wins 71 seats, leading in 2
• Congress wins 84 seats, leading in 15

 

Congress headed for victory in the state