A heated exchange of words between main rivals Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP and Congress) over issues like corruption, poverty and pre-poll promises made by them in the high-decibel campaign covering Bastar seat for the first phase of Lok Sabha elections in Raipur, Chhattisgarh. Dominated. Ended on Wednesday evening.
Naxal-hit Bastar is the only seat among the 11 Lok Sabha constituencies in the state that will go to polls in the first phase on April 19, with the exercise taking place in the shadow of the major anti-insurgency operation in Kanke district on April 16. In which 29 Maoists including senior cadres were killed by the security forces. Kanker is part of Bastar region.A total of 11 candidates are in the fray in Bastar, where 14,72,207 voters – 7,71,679 women, 7,00,476 men and 52 members of the third gender – are eligible to exercise their franchise, an election official said.
He informed that the number of disabled voters is 12,703 and the number of serving voters is 1,603.
The official said 1,961 polling stations have been set up in the constituency and more than 230 have been shifted to safer places in view of the Maoist threat.
The saffron party's campaign was led by Prime Minister Narendra Modi, Defense Minister Rajnath Singh and Chief Minister Vishnu Dev Sai, who each addressed a rally in their constituency. In his rallies, the BJP leader targeted the Congress, especially its previous government in the state, headed by Bhupesh Baghel, over corruption.Congress MP Rahul Gandhi, who addressed a rally, his aide Sachin Pillow and state party chief Deepak Baij led the campaign for the opposition party and hit back by claiming that their party thinks for the poor, while the BJP's A led central government works. Only for the rich.
Congress based its campaign on its election promises, including Mahalaxma Yojana, caste census, recruitment on 30 lakh vacant government posts, Star Apprenticeship for youth and ending contractual practice in government companies and farm loan waiver.
Elections for 11 Lok Sabha seats in the state will be held in three phases, while the Naxal-hit Bastar constituency will go to polls on Friday amid tight security, three seats - Rajnandgaon, Kanker (ST) and Mahasamund. Second phase on 26 April.
The remaining seven seats – Raipur, Durg, Bilaspur, Janjgir-Champa (SC), Korba Surguja (ST) and Raigarh (ST) – will go to polls in the third phase on May 7.
''The voting time at the booths of Kondagaon, Narayanpur, Chitrakote, Dantewada Bijapur and Konta assembly constituencies of Bastar Lok Sabha seat is from morning to 3 pm. Apart from this, voting will be held in Bastar assembly constituency from 7 am to 3 pm. 5 pm.In Jagdalpur assembly constituency, voting will be held at 175 booths from 7 am to 3 pm and at 72 booths from 7 am to 3 pm.
"On Wednesday, the campaign for the seat ended at 3 pm in constituencies where polling time is up to 3 pm and in areas where polling time is up to 5 pm," the official said.
The ruling BJP has fielded a newcomer Mahesh Kashyap, who has previously been a member of the Vishwa Hindu Parishad, while the Congress has removed its incumbent M Deepak Baij, who is the party's state chief, and replaced incumbent Kawasi Lakhma. Has been given ticket. Legislator.
Lakhma, a six-time MLA, had served as a minister in the previous Bhupes Baghel-led Congress government.
He said helicopters are being used to transport polling personnel to 156 polling stations in sensitive locations of Bastar Lok Sabha seat and this exercise has started from Tuesday.In the 2019 Lok Sabha elections, BJP won nine seats and Congress won two seats.
Naxal-hit Bastar is the only seat among the 11 Lok Sabha constituencies in the state that will go to polls in the first phase on April 19, with the exercise taking place in the shadow of the major anti-insurgency operation in Kanke district on April 16. In which 29 Maoists including senior cadres were killed by the security forces. Kanker is part of Bastar region.A total of 11 candidates are in the fray in Bastar, where 14,72,207 voters – 7,71,679 women, 7,00,476 men and 52 members of the third gender – are eligible to exercise their franchise, an election official said.
He informed that the number of disabled voters is 12,703 and the number of serving voters is 1,603.
The official said 1,961 polling stations have been set up in the constituency and more than 230 have been shifted to safer places in view of the Maoist threat.
The saffron party's campaign was led by Prime Minister Narendra Modi, Defense Minister Rajnath Singh and Chief Minister Vishnu Dev Sai, who each addressed a rally in their constituency. In his rallies, the BJP leader targeted the Congress, especially its previous government in the state, headed by Bhupesh Baghel, over corruption.Congress MP Rahul Gandhi, who addressed a rally, his aide Sachin Pillow and state party chief Deepak Baij led the campaign for the opposition party and hit back by claiming that their party thinks for the poor, while the BJP's A led central government works. Only for the rich.
Congress based its campaign on its election promises, including Mahalaxma Yojana, caste census, recruitment on 30 lakh vacant government posts, Star Apprenticeship for youth and ending contractual practice in government companies and farm loan waiver.
Elections for 11 Lok Sabha seats in the state will be held in three phases, while the Naxal-hit Bastar constituency will go to polls on Friday amid tight security, three seats - Rajnandgaon, Kanker (ST) and Mahasamund. Second phase on 26 April.
The remaining seven seats – Raipur, Durg, Bilaspur, Janjgir-Champa (SC), Korba Surguja (ST) and Raigarh (ST) – will go to polls in the third phase on May 7.
''The voting time at the booths of Kondagaon, Narayanpur, Chitrakote, Dantewada Bijapur and Konta assembly constituencies of Bastar Lok Sabha seat is from morning to 3 pm. Apart from this, voting will be held in Bastar assembly constituency from 7 am to 3 pm. 5 pm.In Jagdalpur assembly constituency, voting will be held at 175 booths from 7 am to 3 pm and at 72 booths from 7 am to 3 pm.
"On Wednesday, the campaign for the seat ended at 3 pm in constituencies where polling time is up to 3 pm and in areas where polling time is up to 5 pm," the official said.
The ruling BJP has fielded a newcomer Mahesh Kashyap, who has previously been a member of the Vishwa Hindu Parishad, while the Congress has removed its incumbent M Deepak Baij, who is the party's state chief, and replaced incumbent Kawasi Lakhma. Has been given ticket. Legislator.
Lakhma, a six-time MLA, had served as a minister in the previous Bhupes Baghel-led Congress government.
He said helicopters are being used to transport polling personnel to 156 polling stations in sensitive locations of Bastar Lok Sabha seat and this exercise has started from Tuesday.In the 2019 Lok Sabha elections, BJP won nine seats and Congress won two seats.