Rajasthan civic polls: Congress comprehensively defeated BJP in CM Raje's strong hold, says Sachin Pilot

Vasundhara Raje's BJP is ahead in a high-stakes municipal election in Rajasthan, but the Chief Minister has suffered a setback with the opposition Congress winning two civic bodies in Jhalawar, her assembly constituency. Elections were held for 129 civic bodies including 113 Nagar Palikas, 15 Nagar Parishads and 1 Nagar Nigam. Addressing a press conference, Rajasthan Congress chief Sachin Pilot on Thursday said the Congress comprehensively defeated BJP in Chief Minister Raje's stronghold. The BJP is losing support base in the state he added. Pilot's reaction came as the BJP and Congress were in a close race in the polls with the ruling party winning 891 of the 2,134 wards for which results have been declared and Congress bagging 770 wards. Pilot also said there is less than one percent difference between vote share of BJP and Congress.