Rajasthan Congress president dismisses exit poll figures as 'game of perception', says INDIA bloc set to win at least 12 LS seats in Rajasthan

JAIPUR: Dismissing exit poll figures and describing them as attempts to create a ‘game of perception’, state Congress president Govind Singh Dotasra, said on Sunday that the INDIA bloc will win 11-12 seats in Rajasthan and is in a close contest on 8 seats, including in Jalore, where former CM Ashok Gehlot’s son, Vaibhav, was contesting.
Dotasra, attending an AICC meeting chaired by Congress president Mallikarjun Kharge, said he was confident that the INDIA bloc would win at least one seat more than the BJP in Rajasthan. Exit polls have predicted that the INDIA bloc parties may win between 2 to seven seats in Rajasthan.
In a video circulated over social media, Dotasra was heard addressing the AICC meeting where he claims the INDIA bloc will win Churu, Jhunjhunu, Barmer, Dausa, Bharatpur, Tonk-Sawai Madhopur, Karauli-Dholpur, Nagaur, Sikar, and Banswara. He also claimed Congress has an edge in Sriganganagar, Kota, Alwar, Jaipur Rural, Jalore, Jodhpur, Bikaner, and Chittorgarh. Asserting that the seats could spring surprises, the PCC chief also said all preparations had been made for counting day.
Dotasra’s positive outlook for Congress and the INDIA bloc, he said, arose from the party’s robust performance in the 2023 assembly elections, where Congress was ahead of BJP in 11 Lok Sabha seats including Alwar, Barmer, Sriganganagar, Banswara, Jhunjhunu, Jaipur Rural, Karauli-Dholpur, Nagaur, Tonk-Sawai Madhopur, Jalore, and Bharatpur.
“If we consider assembly election results, Congress is ahead in these seats, independently. Additionally, after allying with RLP, BAP, and CPM, Congress votes were transferred to them. Therefore, we are comfortable in 12-13 seats, and under any circumstances, we will win at least one seat more than the BJP,” he said.
Dotasra also claimed that CM Bhajan Lal Sharma and BJP leaders like Kirori Lal Meena and Rajendra Rathore have already conceded defeat in their respective areas. “CM is making frequent trips to Delhi to save his chair because he knows BJP is losing from his home turf – Bharatpur,” Dotasra said.