NEW DELHI: Chhattisgarh's Bastar region, the worst Naxal-hit place in the nation, is prone to hold the key to the assembly ballot result, with the BJP pulling out all stops to opposite its fortunes right here, as the Congress had got the simpler of it in 2013.
BJP president Amit Shah, throughout his widespread visits to the state, including to Bastar division headquarters Jagdalpur on Saturday, has asked birthday party workers to be sure that the Congress is routed in the region on the back of the state govt's "development works" and fall in Naxal violence.
Of the 12 assembly seats in Bastar, the Congress had won eight in 2013 and the BJP managed to edge out the opposition in the general tally. This was possible on the back of the BJP's strong performance in the plains, helped to no small extent by means of the Narendra Modi issue.
Modi, who was then the birthday party's top ministerial candidate, had campaigned widely in the Chhattisgarh assembly polls.
BJP resources noted that in the remaining assembly elections, the variation in vote share in their birthday party and that of the Congress was less than one per cent, as they underlined the importance of the tribal-dominated region, which has frequently given both of the two primary parties a decisive mandate.
In 2008, the BJP had emerged victorious in 11 of the 12 seats in Bastar. It had won 50 seats in the 90-member state assembly. The Congress had won 38 and gained about 1.7 per cent much less vote than the saffron birthday party.
Though the BJP has been in energy in Chhattisgarh for the remaining 15 years, the opposition Congress has been bridging the space with the ruling birthday party in terms of in style toughen.
The BJP gained 39.26 per cent, 44.33 per cent and 41 per cent votes in 2003, 2008 and 2013 polls respectively. The Congress had got 36.71 per cent, 38.63 per cent and 40.three per cent votes in those assembly elections.
Chief minister Raman Singh has been at the helm since 2003.
Opinion polls held in the state have predicted but every other shut battle between the two traditional competitors with some giving edge to the Congress and others to the BJP.
Shah has been visiting the state regularly, maintaining meetings with birthday party leaders and workers and addressing public meetings.
While Chhattisgarh will cross to the polls in two levels on November 12 and 20, the Madhya Pradesh and Mizoram assembly elections shall be hung on November 28.
Polling in Rajasthan and Telangana shall be hung on December 7 and the counting of votes shall be held throughout all the 5 states on December 11.
With the Lok Sabha polls because of be held barely 4 months after the results of assembly elections in the 5 states, their result is certain to be an element in the campaign for the overall elections.
BJP president Amit Shah, throughout his widespread visits to the state, including to Bastar division headquarters Jagdalpur on Saturday, has asked birthday party workers to be sure that the Congress is routed in the region on the back of the state govt's "development works" and fall in Naxal violence.
Of the 12 assembly seats in Bastar, the Congress had won eight in 2013 and the BJP managed to edge out the opposition in the general tally. This was possible on the back of the BJP's strong performance in the plains, helped to no small extent by means of the Narendra Modi issue.
Modi, who was then the birthday party's top ministerial candidate, had campaigned widely in the Chhattisgarh assembly polls.
BJP resources noted that in the remaining assembly elections, the variation in vote share in their birthday party and that of the Congress was less than one per cent, as they underlined the importance of the tribal-dominated region, which has frequently given both of the two primary parties a decisive mandate.
In 2008, the BJP had emerged victorious in 11 of the 12 seats in Bastar. It had won 50 seats in the 90-member state assembly. The Congress had won 38 and gained about 1.7 per cent much less vote than the saffron birthday party.
Though the BJP has been in energy in Chhattisgarh for the remaining 15 years, the opposition Congress has been bridging the space with the ruling birthday party in terms of in style toughen.
The BJP gained 39.26 per cent, 44.33 per cent and 41 per cent votes in 2003, 2008 and 2013 polls respectively. The Congress had got 36.71 per cent, 38.63 per cent and 40.three per cent votes in those assembly elections.
Chief minister Raman Singh has been at the helm since 2003.
Opinion polls held in the state have predicted but every other shut battle between the two traditional competitors with some giving edge to the Congress and others to the BJP.
Shah has been visiting the state regularly, maintaining meetings with birthday party leaders and workers and addressing public meetings.
While Chhattisgarh will cross to the polls in two levels on November 12 and 20, the Madhya Pradesh and Mizoram assembly elections shall be hung on November 28.
Polling in Rajasthan and Telangana shall be hung on December 7 and the counting of votes shall be held throughout all the 5 states on December 11.
With the Lok Sabha polls because of be held barely 4 months after the results of assembly elections in the 5 states, their result is certain to be an element in the campaign for the overall elections.
Naxal-hit Bastar region key to Chhattisgarh poll outcome
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