The Election Commission of India (ECI) stated that the "wedding rush" caused a change to the voting schedule for the Rajasthan Assembly elections. The state will now cast its ballots on November 25, two days after the original election date of November 23.
The Election Commission said in a statement that it had received requests to change the election date from a number of political parties, including Jodhpur BJP MP PP Chaudhary, social organisations, and several media outlets due to a significant wedding or social event scheduled for that day.
The rush to get married could inconvenience a lot of people, create logistical problems, and lower voter turnout in the election, it continued. After taking into account these arguments and reasons, the Commission made the decision to move the election day from November 23 to 25. According to Chaudhary, over 50,000 weddings are planned for November 23. Votes polled will be counted as scheduled on December 3, along with the four other states that will go to polls next month.