Alright, so Vasundhara Raje is now leading over Manvendra Singh in Jhalrapatan. She is likely to retain her seat, but as the exit polls predict, lose the state to Congress. Of the 200 assembly seats in Rajasthan, the Congress is leading in 25, the BJP in 17.


According to the Election Commission, counting is underway for 199 seats out of 200 assembly constituencies, election for which were held on December 7.


"The counting began at the centres amid tight security arrangements," a spokesperson of the election department said. As many as 35 centres have been set up in the state. Except Jaipur and Jodhpur where there are two counting centres and each district has one centre.


Polling took place in 15,687 polling centres across the 199 constituencies on December 7 and the state recorded a turnout of 74.21 per cent, a tally just short of the 75.23 per cent registered in the previous assembly election.


The BJP and Congress are the main political parties in the state. Both the parties have claimed that they will emerge victorious in the elections. -- PTI