The BJP put up a powerful present in Rajasthan too on Saturday, profitable 5 of the seven Meeting constituencies the place bypolls had been held.
The Congress, which had 4 of those seats, managed to win simply Dausa whereas the Rashtriya Loktantrik Social gathering (RLP) misplaced its lone seat of Khinwsar, additionally thought-about its dwelling turf, for the primary time since its inception in 2008. The Bharat Adivasi Social gathering (BAP) retained Chorasi.
Though the principle opposition, Congress completed third in 4 constituencies. The BJP, whose tally dropped from 24 to 14 within the Lok Sabha polls, appears to have gained from checking the rebellions, preventing a extra spirited marketing campaign than the Congress, and benefitting from being the ruling occasion. The Congress, which at one level appeared set to have a superb present, misplaced momentum after the Haryana Meeting ballot outcomes and couldn’t get better.
Whereas the outcomes will increase Chief Minister Bhajan Lal Sharma’s picture, veteran politicians Hanuman Beniwal of RLP, the Ola household of the Congress, and BJP cupboard minister Kirodi Lal Meena have suffered main setbacks within the bypolls.
Going into the ballot, the BJP had only one seat, Salumber, which the occasion retained. Whereas the BAP’s Jitesh Katara maintained a lead for a lot of the rounds right here, the BJP’s Shanta Meena, spouse of Amrit Lal whose loss of life had necessitated the bypoll, edged out Jitesh within the final leg and received the seat by near 1,300 votes.
Aside from Salumber, the BJP received Jhunjhunu, Ramgarh, Deoli-Uniara, and Khinwsar seats. In a significant setback for Congress and the RLP, the BJP received Jhunjhunu, which had been the Ola household’s stronghold, and Khinwsar that was thought-about an RLP stronghold.
The BJP final received Jhunjhunu 21 years in the past. After that, the seat was received by the Congress’s Brijendra Ola in 2008, 2013, 2018 and 2023, earlier than his election to Lok Sabha necessitated the bypoll. Within the bypoll, the Congress fielded Ola’s son Amit who misplaced to the BJP’s Rajendra Bhamboo by a decisive 43,000 votes.
The RLP misplaced Khinwsar for the primary time since its inception in 2008. After fielding occasion chief Hanuman Beniwal and his brother Narayan Beniwal in earlier polls, the occasion fielded Hanuman’s spouse Kanika who misplaced to BJP’s Rewant Ram by near 14,000 votes.
In Deoli-Uniara, the BJP’s Rajendra Gurjar received by over 41,000 votes whereas Congress insurgent Naresh Meena, in information for slapping SDM Amit Chaudhary on polling day, stood second, and the Congress’s Ok C Meena stood third.
Ramgarh stored shifting between the BJP and the Congress however the BJP’s Sukhvant Singh finally went on to win, defeating Congress’s Aryaan Zubair, son of sitting Congress MLA Zubair Khan whose loss of life had necessitated the bypoll.
The Congress received Dausa, the place a lot was at stake for BJP’s Cupboard Minister Kirodi Lal Meena who has been the reason for a lot embarrassment for the federal government and occasion alike. In an obvious bid to pacify him, the BJP fielded Meena’s brother Jagmohan Meena, who misplaced to the Congress’s Deen Dayal by 2,300 votes. A partial recounting of votes was underway after the BJP lodged a request.
The BAP retained Chorasi whereas additionally giving the BJP a scare in Salumber. In Chorasi, the BAP’s Anil Katara received by a snug margin of 24,000 votes.
