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BJP leads on 117 seats, Cong on 68, leading names from both parties trailing    Jaipur: The BJP till around 12 noon was leading in 117 seats in Rajasthan

Rajasthans Jats, who hold over half of the assembly seats, lack a statewide leader. Hanuman Beniwal aims to fill this gap by establishing himself as a third force in the states bipolar politics. Jats influence around 70 assembly seats, with 50 playing a decisive role. However, Rajasthan has never had a Jat chief minister. The two dominant Jat dynasties, Maderna and Mirdha, are limited to two or three areas.

It is a high-stake election for both leaders to settle old scores. For Maderna, it is a chance to take revenge from BJPs Bhairaram Siyol for her mothers defeat in 2013 assembly polls from Osian. Whereas, for BJPs Mirdha in Nagaur, it is to settle a four-decade old score when her grandfather Nathuram Mirdha was defeated by Congress rival Harendra Mirdhas father Ram Niwas Mirdha in 1984 general elections.

Hanuman Beniwal, leader of the Rashtriya Loktantrik Party, has formed an alliance with the Aaj Samaj Party for the Rajasthan polls. They are seen as a third alternative to the Congress and BJP, with a fighting chance in over 100 seats. Beniwal states that they will not align with any party in a hung assembly and will aim to form their own government. He denies having a secret pact with Ashok Gehlot and claims to have ensured the defeat of Gehlots son in the 2019 Lok Sabha elections. | Latest New...

The BJP has been accusing Gehlot of indulging in appeasement, apart from lashing out at him by raising governance issues such as the cases of paper leaks and increase in rape cases.

Only the core supporters of the BJP and the Congress are vocal, not the floating mass bedazzled by or cynical about freebies. | Latest News India

BJP has fielded Deepti Maheshwari from Rajsamand and Kunwar Vishwaraj Singh of the Mewar royal family from Nathdwara against Congress leader CP Joshi. "I always say this and maintain that politics should not be done on the basis of caste, creed and sect, but on the basis of humanity and justice," Singh said.

India News: Defence Minister Rajnath Singh accused the Congress of deepening the crisis of trust in Indian politics. He claimed that the public's trust in politic

According to the Supreme Court, political parties must share the list of candidates with pending criminal cases, give reasons for such a selection and why other individuals without criminal antecedents could not be shortlisted

Osian Assembly constituency is one of the 200 constituencies of the Rajasthan Legislative Assembly and it comes under the Pali Lok Sabha constituency. - Rajasthan Assembly Election 2023: Can BJP Topple Congress From Osian Constituency This Time?