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Rajasthan CM Gehlot submits resignation to governor after party's poll defeat

Rajasthan Chief Minister handed over his resignation to Governor Kalraj Mishra Sunday evening. While Congress lost the state, Gehlot won the Sardarpura seat with a margin of 26,396 votes defeating BJP's Mahindra Singh Rathore.

Rajasthan CM Gehlot to hand over resignation to governor Sunday evening: Sources
Rajasthan CM Gehlot to hand over resignation to governor Sunday evening: Sources
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By ETV Bharat English Team

Published : Dec 3, 2023, 4:56 PM IST

Updated : Dec 3, 2023, 8:10 PM IST

Rajasthan CM Gehlot submits resignation to governor after party's poll defeat

Delhi: Chief Minister Ashok Gehlot submitted his resignation to Governor Kalraj Mishra Sunday evening after his Congress party was defeated in the assembly polls. Gehlot reached the Raj Bhavan here and handed over the resignation letter to the governor.

Speaking to the media, Gehlot said, "I have always said that I will accept the mandate of the people and I extend my best wishes to the future government. I hope they work for the welfare of the people of the state. The results are shocking."

Meanwhile, CM Ashok Gehlot won the Sardarpura seat with a margin of 26,396 votes defeating BJP's Mahindra Singh Rathore. According to the Election Commission trends on Sunday, Gehlot received 96, 859 votes while the BJP candidate got 70,463 votes. Earlier in the day, the CM went to the party office in Jaipur, where he had a talk with the senior leaders about the election results.

  • राजस्थान की जनता द्वारा दिए गए जनादेश को हम विनम्रतापूर्वक स्वीकार करते हैं। यह सभी के लिए एक अप्रत्याशित परिणाम है। यह हार दिखाती है कि हम अपनी योजनाओं, कानूनों और नवाचारों को जनता तक पहुंचाने में पूरी तरह कामयाब नहीं रहे।

    मैं नई सरकार को शुभकामनाएं देता हूं। मेरी उनको सलाह है…

    — Ashok Gehlot (@ashokgehlot51) December 3, 2023 " class="align-text-top noRightClick twitterSection" data=" ">

Polling in 199 out of 200 assembly constituencies was held on November 25. The election in Sriganganagar's Karanpur seat was postponed due to the death of Congress candidate Gurmeet Singh Koonar. Counting of votes polled in the November 25 assembly elections in Rajasthan got underway at 8 am amid tight security arrangements. A total of 36 counting centres have been set up 199 of the state's 200 assembly constituencies which went to poll. (With Agency Inputs)

Also read: Rajasthan Assembly Election Results 2023 live: Ashok Gehlot to hand over resignation to Governor in a few hours

Also read: Rajasthan Assembly polls: 2 independents ahead of BJP, Cong in Sheo

Rajasthan CM Gehlot submits resignation to governor after party's poll defeat

Delhi: Chief Minister Ashok Gehlot submitted his resignation to Governor Kalraj Mishra Sunday evening after his Congress party was defeated in the assembly polls. Gehlot reached the Raj Bhavan here and handed over the resignation letter to the governor.

Speaking to the media, Gehlot said, "I have always said that I will accept the mandate of the people and I extend my best wishes to the future government. I hope they work for the welfare of the people of the state. The results are shocking."

Meanwhile, CM Ashok Gehlot won the Sardarpura seat with a margin of 26,396 votes defeating BJP's Mahindra Singh Rathore. According to the Election Commission trends on Sunday, Gehlot received 96, 859 votes while the BJP candidate got 70,463 votes. Earlier in the day, the CM went to the party office in Jaipur, where he had a talk with the senior leaders about the election results.

  • राजस्थान की जनता द्वारा दिए गए जनादेश को हम विनम्रतापूर्वक स्वीकार करते हैं। यह सभी के लिए एक अप्रत्याशित परिणाम है। यह हार दिखाती है कि हम अपनी योजनाओं, कानूनों और नवाचारों को जनता तक पहुंचाने में पूरी तरह कामयाब नहीं रहे।

    मैं नई सरकार को शुभकामनाएं देता हूं। मेरी उनको सलाह है…

    — Ashok Gehlot (@ashokgehlot51) December 3, 2023 " class="align-text-top noRightClick twitterSection" data=" ">

Polling in 199 out of 200 assembly constituencies was held on November 25. The election in Sriganganagar's Karanpur seat was postponed due to the death of Congress candidate Gurmeet Singh Koonar. Counting of votes polled in the November 25 assembly elections in Rajasthan got underway at 8 am amid tight security arrangements. A total of 36 counting centres have been set up 199 of the state's 200 assembly constituencies which went to poll. (With Agency Inputs)

Also read: Rajasthan Assembly Election Results 2023 live: Ashok Gehlot to hand over resignation to Governor in a few hours

Also read: Rajasthan Assembly polls: 2 independents ahead of BJP, Cong in Sheo

Last Updated : Dec 3, 2023, 8:10 PM IST
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