New Delhi: Will the people of Haryana vote the ruling BJP to power for the third consecutive time or will the Congress snatch power from the saffron party after being in opposition for 10 years? With the campaigning for the October 5 assembly elections for the 90-member Assembly coming to an end, the stage is set for an interesting contest that will decide the fate of the two contenders.
Both BJP and Congress ran very aggressive campaigns to woo the people of Haryana. While the BJP is banking on its 10-year development report card, the Congress is trying to capitalize on the anti-incumbency wave and issues like farmers’ protests and the Agneepath scheme – which provides short-term recruitment in the armed forces.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi, who is leading the BJP’s campaign, is confident that the Congress will fall face down in the vote count on October 8. In a post on X, PM Modi Said that after traveling across the state, he has seen enthusiasm and support for BJP.
“campaign for Haryana Assembly Elections Will end soon. In the last few days I have visited the entire state. From the enthusiasm that I have seen among the people, I am confident that the people of Haryana will once again give their blessings to the BJP. The Prime Minister said, the patriotic people of Haryana will never accept the divisive and negative politics of Congress.
PM Modi also criticized Congress for its alleged divisive and negative politics and said that the patriotic people of the state will never accept it. “Congress means a syndicate of fixers and sons-in-law,” he said, in an apparent reference to the controversial land deals involving Robert Vadra, son-in-law of Congress leader Sonia Gandhi when it was in power during 2004-14. he also aimed Bhupendra Singh Hooda And his MP son Deepender Singh Hooda alleged that the main goal of father-son politics is only self-interest. Modi called Congress a “party of ‘middlemen’ and ‘son-in-laws'”.
The Prime Minister held 4 rallies in the state and targeted the Congress on issues like corruption in land deals, urban-Naxal agenda, reservation, appeasement, dynasty politics and Article 370.
On the other hand, the Congress campaign focused on the issues of alleged misgovernance by former Chief Minister Manohar Lal Khattar, who led the BJP government in the state for almost nine and a half years. Before Lok Sabha elections, BJP removed Khattar and made Naib Singh Saini Chief Minister.
Rahul GandhiMallikarjun Kharge and Priyanka Gandhi addressed several rallies in the state, but the centerpiece of the Congress campaign was senior leader and former state chief minister Bhupinder Singh Hooda, on whom the party has placed all its bets. The move sparked discontent within the party and senior leader and prominent Dalit face Kumari Shailaja stayed away from most of the campaign. Shailaja was reportedly unhappy that HUDA had complete authority over party matters, including ticket distribution.
Shailaja has spoken openly about her frosty relations with Hooda, but has vowed her commitment and loyalty to the party. In an interview given to The Lallantop, Shailaja admitted that after leaving the post of party president, the talks between her and Hooda had almost stopped.
He said, “It has been a long time since I spoke to Bhupinder Singh Hooda. It is not about bad political relations, it is like I was in Delhi and he was in Haryana. After that, I was the PCC president, And he was a CLP.” Leader. We used to talk at that time, before that we used to talk from 2014 to 2019, after leaving the post of party president, we almost stopped talking.
The grand old party will be wary of one of the predictions made by PM Modi during his campaign, when he reminded the Congress of its electoral defeat in Madhya Pradesh and Rajasthan, where the campaign was based around the state stalwarts – Kamal Nath and Ashok Gehlot. Was centered around. , Both these leaders had a big role in taking decisions during the assembly elections in their states. Congress faced defeat in Madhya Pradesh and Rajasthan also lost to BJP.
Congress’ campaign in Haryana got a boost when wrestlers Vinesh Phogat and Bajrang Punia decided to join the party. Apart from this, many leaders of other parties also queued up to join the grand old party ahead of the elections. Interestingly, a few hours before the end of the election campaign, senior BJP leader and former MP Ashok Tanwar joined Congress at Rahul Gandhi’s rally. Ironically, two hours before he jumped off the plane, Tanwar was campaigning for the BJP candidate in Safidon assembly constituency and urging voters to bring him back to power for the third time. Tanwar, a Dalit leader considered close to the Gandhi family, had left the Congress in 2019 after differences with Bhupinder Singh Hooda.
Buoyed by its success in the Lok Sabha elections earlier this year, when the Congress snatched 5 seats from the BJP to settle for a score of 5-5, the grand old party got the chance to form its government in the state after a gap of 10 years. Would be expected.
