As the BJP heads in the direction of victory within the Rajasthan Assembly polls, Chief Minister Ashok Gehlot handed over his resignation letter to Rajasthan Governor Kalraj Mishra on Sunday.
“Chief Minister Ashok Gehlot reached Raj Bhavan on Sunday and submitted his resignation from the post of Chief Minister to Governor Kalraj Mishra,” in response to a press assertion from the Rajasthan governor’s workplace.
Meanwhile, Governor Mishra accepted the resignation with speedy impact and urged Gehlot to proceed working till the formation of the brand new authorities within the state, the discharge acknowledged. Chief Minister Ashok Gehlot on Sunday referred to as it an ‘surprising consequence’ and stated that he humbly accepts the mandate given by the general public within the state.
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In a put up on X, Rajasthan Chief Minister Ashok Gehlot stated, “We humbly accept the mandate given by the people of Rajasthan. This is an unexpected result for everyone. This defeat shows that we were not completely successful in taking our plans, laws and innovations to the public.”
He stated that the schemes began by him ought to proceed within the new BJP authorities.
“I wish the new government all the best. My advice to them is that despite working hard, we were not successful, but it does not mean that they should stop working after coming to the government. All the schemes including OPS, Chiranjeevi and the pace of development that we have given to Rajasthan in these five years should be taken forward,” he stated.
Ashok Gehlot additionally thanked the Congress employees and stated, “Those party workers who worked hard in this election, I express my gratitude to them and all the voters who believed in us.”
According to latest developments, Gehlot is main from the Sardarpura constituency with a margin of 26,396 votes towards BJP candidate Mahendra Rathore.
Meanwhile, the BJP is main on 115 seats in a 200-member Assembly. Congress is forward on 69 seats.
Rajasthan went to the polls on 199 of 200 meeting seats on November 25. The majority mark within the state is 100. In the Karanpur constituency, elections have been adjourned because of the passing away of Congress candidate Gurmeet Singh Koonar.


