Insiders say leaders at the Congress's post-mortem meeting for Rajasthan pointed at the fact that the campaign was one-sided. A source quoted Rahul Gandhi as saying: “It seemed all about posters and hoardings.” Mallikarjun Kharge is also said to have agreed that the campaign seemed person-centric
The BJP gained 42 seats but with a mere 3% increase in vote share, indicating that local dynamics are important and welfare promises can only go so far.
BJP won the election on PM Modi’s appeal and his promises. This means the Prime Minister is personally invested in ensuring the state’s voters aren’t disappointed. Additionally, the anti-corruption and Hindutva agendas were heavily foregrounded. All this implies Vasundhara Raje is ill-suited to be the CM again