The BJP aims to stall the winning streak of the Congress, which hopes to build on its assembly election victory.
Rajasthan has always voted out the incumbent. And, the state has favoured the same party in the Lok Sabha elections that it voted to power in the assembly. Four months ago, Rajasthan said farewell to the Vasundhara Raje government, and elected the Congress in the assembly polls.
In December 2008, the Congress won 96 of 200 assembly seats, and Ashok Gehlot became chief minister for the second time. In the Lok Sabha polls a few months later, the Congress won 20 of 25 seats in the state. In December 2013, the BJP won the assembly elections, reducing the Congress tally to 21 seats, and a few months later, won all 25 Lok Sabha seats.
Relying on this pattern, the Congress hopes to build on its recent assembly election win. However, there are indications that it would not be a cakewalk for the Congress this time, with the BJP pretty much back in the fight.
There was only a 0.5 per cent difference in the vote share of the two parties in the assembly polls. Asking votes in the name of national security in a state that has Pakistan as its neighbour, the saffron party is banking on the brand value of Prime Minister Narendra Modi as a strong, decisive leader.
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