Congress looks set to sweep Rajasthan

Among the candidates who were leading were Congress's Sachin Pilot [ Images ] in Ajmer, Jitendra Singh in Alwar, Seeshram Ola in Jhunjhunu, Namo Narayan Meena in Tonk-Sawaimadhopur, C P Joshi in Bhilwara and Girija Vyas in Chittorgarh, according to initial trends.

Other Congress candidates who were ahead were Jyoti Mirdha in Nagaur, Mahesh Joshi in Jaipur [ Images ], Chandresk Kumari in Jodhpur [ Images ], Ijyaraj Singh in Kota and Taranchand Bhagora in Banswara.

Those from the BJP who had established early leads were Dushyant Singh, son of former chief minister Vasundhara Raje, in Jhalawar-Baran, Arjun Ram Meghwal in Bikaner and Ramsingh Kaswan in Churu.