Udaipur: After the first phase of the Lok Sabha elections, Rajasthan Chief Minister Bhajan Lal Sharma has said that the state is the fortress of the Bharatiya Janata Party which is going to win all the 25 seats. "I want to thank the people of Rajasthan for making the first phase of the election peaceful. Voter turnout was little but I have faith that we will win these 12 seats. In Rajasthan, BJP will win the whole 25 seats. We got feedback from everywhere and people have said that we will win these 12 seats and the other 13 seats as well. I appeal that all voters should vote in the next phase," he said. "Rajasthan is BJP's fortress and we will win 25 out of 25 seats," CM Bhajanlal added. Further, the Rajasthan CM also asserted that voter turnout was reduced everywhere due to various reasons but the voters of the BJP only have food and water after voting and he has full confidence in them. Meanwhile, according to the Election Commission, Rajasthan recorded 57.26 per cent of voter turnout in the first phase of the Lok Sabha election. Union Home Minister Amit Shah on Friday, opened up on the Bharatiya Janata Party's 'Abki baar 400 paar' slogan and highlighted the major achievements of the 10-year BJP's rule after coming to power with a landslide victory. He said when the party came to power by winning over 300 seats, it abolished Triple Talaq, abrogated Article 370, granted one-third reservation to women in Parliament and assemblies, brought One Rank One Pension and the grand Ram Mandir was constructed in Ayodhya. The remaining 13 seats in Rajasthan will be contested in the second phase on April 26. In 2019, BJP registered a sweeping victory winning 24 out of 25 seats, while the remaining one seat was won by Rashtriya Loktrantrik Party candidate Hanuman Beniwal. The second phase will be held on April 26 and the remaining phases will be May 7, May 13, May 20, May 25, and June 1 accordingly. The last general elections in 2019 were also held in seven phases.
