Jaipur:Â The BJP, which came to power in Rajasthan in December, has suffered a major setback in the Lok Sabha elections.
The party has suffered a huge loss of 11 seats in the desert state while Congress, which was waiting for even a single seat for the last two Lok Sabha elections, has fared well this time with winning eight of the total 25 seats, Along with Congress, the candidates of CPI(M), Rashtriya Loktantrik Party and Bharatiya Adivasi Party, which contested the elections in alliance with Congress, also won from their respective seats. In this way, Rajasthan has given a big advantage to both the Congress and India Alliance.
In Rajasthan, the BJP had to face defeat in eight of the 12 seats where elections were held in the first phase. These are the seats of Eastern and Northern Rajasthan where BJP has lost Bharatpur, Karauli-Dholpur, Dausa, Sikar, Churu, Jhunjhunu, Sriganganagar, Nagaur seats while scoring a win only in Jaipur, Alwar, Bikaner and Jaipur Rural seats.
In the first phase, the voting percentage in Rajasthan was very low, and it was assumed that it could impact the results. Along with this, the issues of the farmers’ movement, the Agneeveer scheme and amendment in the constitution were also raised loudly by the opposition in this entire region. It is believed that these factors ensured the victory of Congress and India Alliance here as eastern Rajasthan is the area where caste-based politics play a major role while north Rajasthan is known to be a belt of farmers and soldiers, so religious polarization doesn’t work here.
