(This article was once in the beginning printed in The Economic Times on 29/10/2018.)
With slightly 5 weeks left for the December seven polls, the BJP, which is grappling with anti-incumbency, is consolidating its booth-level employees and wooing back its Rajput voters while the Congress is organising back-to-back mega rallies even as an influence combat between Sachin Pilot and Ashok Gehlot simmers.
Poll Campaign
BJP’s marketing campaign is going to revolve across the new slogan –– Jan Jan Ke Mann Se, Bhajapa Phir Se. State election in fee, Prakash Javadekar, mentioned BJP will wreck the jinx this time by way of recording a consecutive win. “People have a belief to have an alternative party govt. We will wreck this. BJP “Phir Se” is our motto,” he mentioned. Congress is yet to finalise any publicity technique, according to chairman of its publicity committee CP Joshi.
Booth Focus vs Rally Focus
BJP leader Amit Shah visited Rajasthan more than 10 times up to now six months, all over which he fascinated with connecting with booth employees. “Shah’s visits have been supplemented with RSS leader Mohan Bhagwat’s visits to Jodhpur, Jaipur and Nagaur where he's mentioned to have activated cadre to paintings for BJP,” mentioned a senior BJP chief. Congress leader Rahul Gandhi visited four times since August. He addressed rallies at Sagwara, Dholpur, Bikaner, Jhalawar and Sikar besides holding roadshows and employees’ meetings in Kota and Jaipur.
Right Candidate Holds the Key
There is unparalleled rush for tickets in Congress and BJP. Every seat has were given more than two strong candidates. Emergence of more than one ‘power centres’ in either parties has compounded the problems. Ticket-seekers are perplexed as to whom to manner. Congress aspirants are approaching Ashok Gehlot, Kumari Selja, Sachin Pilot and Avinash Pande for tickets while BJP aspirants are assembly Vasundhara Raje, Amit Shah, Gajendra Singh Shekhawat and Prakash Javdekar. Since there would be more rejections this time, threat of insurrection will haunt both parties. “Amid the anti-incumbency, if holding last-time winners is a large problem for BJP, pitching strong candidates is a job for Congress, grappling with glut of aspirants,” mentioned Ravindra Singh Shekhawat, a political analyst.
Congress’ Leadership Tussle
While Rahul is time and again portraying a united pressure, led by way of the power-duo Sachin Pilot and previous leader minister Ashok Gehlot, political analysts really feel there's an apparent ‘power combat’ between the duo’s supporters. “Their team spirit is visible handiest on stage. There is a poster struggle occurring all over rallies. Gehlot’s supporters use posters and publicity material with little prominence to Pilot while posters of Pilot’s supporters elevate his bigsize footage,” mentioned Ramesh Sharma, a political analyst. “Congress employees are frequently seen competing with every different shouting slogans: Pradesh ka CM kaisa ho Sachin Pilot Jaisa Ho and Rajasthan ki yehi pukar, Ashok Gehlot Phir Ek Baar. This provides an affect that Gandhi’s team spirit doctrine has not gone down well on the grassroots,” mentioned every other political analyst, Raghuveer Singh. “Gandhi needs to project Pilot because the CM face. But Gehlot isn't letting this to happen. There is a large tussle occurring in Congress over management,” mentioned Prakash Javadekar.
Wooing Back Rajputs
BJP is said to have commissioned 5 Rajput leaders –– union minister of state Gajendra Singh Shekhawat, state cabinet ministers –– Rajendra Singh Rathore, Pushpendra Singh, Gajendra Singh Khimsar and MLA Babu Singh Rathore –– the task of wooing Rajputs. Rajputs are mentioned to be miffed with BJP over more than a few problems.
9% winners confronted severe criminal instances in 2013
In the 2013 meeting elections in Rajasthan, more or less two in 10 profitable candidates had declared criminal instances towards themselves, seven in 10 have been crorepatis and six in 10 have been graduates and above, according to an ADR file.
With slightly 5 weeks left for the December seven polls, the BJP, which is grappling with anti-incumbency, is consolidating its booth-level employees and wooing back its Rajput voters while the Congress is organising back-to-back mega rallies even as an influence combat between Sachin Pilot and Ashok Gehlot simmers.
Poll Campaign
BJP’s marketing campaign is going to revolve across the new slogan –– Jan Jan Ke Mann Se, Bhajapa Phir Se. State election in fee, Prakash Javadekar, mentioned BJP will wreck the jinx this time by way of recording a consecutive win. “People have a belief to have an alternative party govt. We will wreck this. BJP “Phir Se” is our motto,” he mentioned. Congress is yet to finalise any publicity technique, according to chairman of its publicity committee CP Joshi.
Booth Focus vs Rally Focus
BJP leader Amit Shah visited Rajasthan more than 10 times up to now six months, all over which he fascinated with connecting with booth employees. “Shah’s visits have been supplemented with RSS leader Mohan Bhagwat’s visits to Jodhpur, Jaipur and Nagaur where he's mentioned to have activated cadre to paintings for BJP,” mentioned a senior BJP chief. Congress leader Rahul Gandhi visited four times since August. He addressed rallies at Sagwara, Dholpur, Bikaner, Jhalawar and Sikar besides holding roadshows and employees’ meetings in Kota and Jaipur.
Right Candidate Holds the Key
There is unparalleled rush for tickets in Congress and BJP. Every seat has were given more than two strong candidates. Emergence of more than one ‘power centres’ in either parties has compounded the problems. Ticket-seekers are perplexed as to whom to manner. Congress aspirants are approaching Ashok Gehlot, Kumari Selja, Sachin Pilot and Avinash Pande for tickets while BJP aspirants are assembly Vasundhara Raje, Amit Shah, Gajendra Singh Shekhawat and Prakash Javdekar. Since there would be more rejections this time, threat of insurrection will haunt both parties. “Amid the anti-incumbency, if holding last-time winners is a large problem for BJP, pitching strong candidates is a job for Congress, grappling with glut of aspirants,” mentioned Ravindra Singh Shekhawat, a political analyst.
Congress’ Leadership Tussle
While Rahul is time and again portraying a united pressure, led by way of the power-duo Sachin Pilot and previous leader minister Ashok Gehlot, political analysts really feel there's an apparent ‘power combat’ between the duo’s supporters. “Their team spirit is visible handiest on stage. There is a poster struggle occurring all over rallies. Gehlot’s supporters use posters and publicity material with little prominence to Pilot while posters of Pilot’s supporters elevate his bigsize footage,” mentioned Ramesh Sharma, a political analyst. “Congress employees are frequently seen competing with every different shouting slogans: Pradesh ka CM kaisa ho Sachin Pilot Jaisa Ho and Rajasthan ki yehi pukar, Ashok Gehlot Phir Ek Baar. This provides an affect that Gandhi’s team spirit doctrine has not gone down well on the grassroots,” mentioned every other political analyst, Raghuveer Singh. “Gandhi needs to project Pilot because the CM face. But Gehlot isn't letting this to happen. There is a large tussle occurring in Congress over management,” mentioned Prakash Javadekar.
Wooing Back Rajputs
BJP is said to have commissioned 5 Rajput leaders –– union minister of state Gajendra Singh Shekhawat, state cabinet ministers –– Rajendra Singh Rathore, Pushpendra Singh, Gajendra Singh Khimsar and MLA Babu Singh Rathore –– the task of wooing Rajputs. Rajputs are mentioned to be miffed with BJP over more than a few problems.
9% winners confronted severe criminal instances in 2013
In the 2013 meeting elections in Rajasthan, more or less two in 10 profitable candidates had declared criminal instances towards themselves, seven in 10 have been crorepatis and six in 10 have been graduates and above, according to an ADR file.
BJP woos Rajputs as Congress deals with Sachin Pilot-Gehlot tiff
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