Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP)

• Free electricity up to 300 units per month for domestic consumers
• Door-to-door garbage collection
• Farmers’ loan waiver up to Rs. 2 lakh
• Construction of 5 lakh houses for the poor
• 33% reservation for women in government jobs
• Startup fund of Rs. 500 crore
• Development of 5 new tourist circuits
• Free coaching for competitive exams
• Increase in the minimum wage for laborers
• Special schemes for the welfare of SC/ST/OBC communities

Indian National Congress (INC)

• Free education for girls up to graduation level
• Rs. 5,000 per month allowance for unemployed youth
• Pension scheme for farmers and agricultural laborers
• Universal health insurance scheme
• Waiver of pending electricity bills
• Construction of 10 lakh toilets in rural areas
• Development of 10 new industrial clusters
• Free Wi-Fi in all villages
• Special schemes for the empowerment of women

Aam Aadmi Party (AAP)

• Free electricity up to 200 units per month for domestic consumers
• Free water up to 20,000 liters per month
• Half price on public transport fares
• Construction of Mohalla clinics in every ward
• CCTV cameras in all public areas
• Regularization of unauthorized colonies
• Reduction in VAT on fuel prices
• Free education and healthcare for all

Other parties

• Rajasthan Vikas Party (RVP): Free electricity for farmers
• Bahujan Samaj Party (BSP): 50% reservation for SC/ST/OBC communities in government jobs
• communist Party of India (Marxist) (CPI(M)): Minimum wage of Rs. 30,000 per month for laborers

  Key issues

  Paper Leaks:In the past five years, there have been paper leaks in 14 recruitment exams. This has affected over 1 crore young people who had prepared hard for these exams. Their hard work has come to nothing. Prime Minister Narendra Modi has been raising this issue at every rally. He has said that paper leaks are a serious problem and that the government is taking steps to stop them. He has also said that those responsible for paper leaks will be punished severely.

  

  Law and order: There have been a number of high-profile crimes in Rajasthan in recent years, and voters will be looking for assurances that the government is taking steps to improve law and order.

  Polarisation: Communal tensions were prevalent, particularly during festive periods. The heinous beheading of a tailor in Udaipur by religious extremists in June 2022 sent shockwaves across the nation. When the Rajasthan High Court acquitted all accused in the 2008 Ajmer bomb blasts due to a flawed investigation, allegations of appeasement were leveled against the Congress party.

  Corruption: The dark clouds of corruption loomed over Jaipur as both mayors faced potential suspension due to their husbands’ alleged involvement in bribery scandals. The Anti-Corruption Bureau’s swift actions resulted in the apprehension of several IAS and IPS officers, as well as revenue officials such as patwaris, tehsildars, and babus in civic bodies. The pervasiveness of graft within the bureaucracy cast a pall over the city, leaving citizens yearning for a semblance of transparency and accountability.