Rajasthan Assembly Elections 2018 live results and updates: Congress seeks support of independent candidates in govt formation
After the party's good-showing in Rajasthan, senior Congress leader Ashok Gehlot has sought the support of the Independent candidates in government formation in the state. Gehlot said that the final call on who will be the next chief minister of Rajasthan will be taken by Congress chief Rahul Gandhi. Earlier, Congress state unit chief Sachin Pilot said that the outcome is a gift for party president Rahul Gandhi. Congress party had earlier crossed the half-way mark after taking a massive lead in Rajasthan hours after the counting of votes for December 7 assembly elections 2018 began for 199 out of 200 seats amid unprecedented security on Tuesday.