Rajasthan polls: Congress aims to buck 'alternate' trend, BJP seeks comeback

As no political party has retained power in Rajasthan for the last 25 years, Congress is hoping to buck the trend banking on Gehlot's "welfarism" and promises made in its manifesto while the BJP seeks to oust the "corrupt" government by vociferously raising issues concerning farmers, women and youth. Since 1998, the Congress and BJP have been coming to power in the state alternately after every five years. Prime minister Narendra Modi has sharply attacked the Congress in his rallies and highlighted how the people were paying more in the state in terms of prices of petrol and diesel.