BJP, Congress set stage for direct contest

Before the canvassing ended astatine 6 pm, each the parties made the last transportation to woo the voters holding rallies, roadshows, and taking to the societal media.

In the past Assembly polls successful 2019, the BJP had won 40 seats and the Congress 31. falling six abbreviated of the bulk mark, the BJP formed the authorities with the enactment of JJP ‘s 10 MLAs. However, the confederation ended aft BJP replaced Manohar Lal Khattar with Nayab Singh Saini arsenic main curate successful March.

This clip JJP is contesting the polls successful confederation with the Azad Samaj Party. The different cardinal contesting parties, isolated from BJP and Congress, see the AAP and the INLD-BSP alliance. Several Independents, including those who person rebelled against the BJP and Congress connected being denied ticket, are contesting connected a fewer seats.

The BJP held 150 rallies, including 4 addressed by Prime Minister Narendra Modi and 10 by Union Home Minister Amit Shah. Besides aggregate rallies were addressed by implicit 40 Union ministers, MPs and main ministers of assorted states including UP’s Yogi Adityanath who addressed 7 nationalist meetings.

The Congress held 70 rallies, including 4 rallies and 2 roadworthy shows by Leader of Opposition successful Lok Sabha Rahul Gandhi, 2 rallies and a roadworthy amusement by Priyanka Gandhi Vadra, and 2 rallies by AICC president Mallikarjun Kharge. Chief ministers of Congress ruled states, including Himachal Pradesh’s Sukhvinder Singh Sukhu’, and respective erstwhile CMs and sitting MPs excessively campaigned.

For AAP, enactment nationalist convenor Arvind Kejriwal deed the run way soon aft helium was released connected bail from Tihar jail. Delhi CM Atishi, Punjab’s Bhagwant Mann and ministers from the 2 states canvassed for the AAP candidates.

Congress, which claims it has got enactment of each 36 biraadaris, is banking connected the agrarian votes. In Haryana, agrarian voters comprise astir 69 per cent of the full electorate. The party’s run remained focussed connected the ongoing farmers’ protest, the erstwhile agitation astatine Dehi borders against the present repealed workplace laws, the protestation by Olympian wrestlers against past WFI main Brij Bhushan Sharan Singh, the Agnipath scheme, and unemployment and inflation.

The BJP, during its run raised respective nationalist issues, portion accusing Congress of being anti-Dalit, and claiming that the enactment wants to bringing backmost Article 370 successful J&K. It besides highlighted assorted alleged scams that took spot during the erstwhile Congress governments nether Bhupinder Singh Hooda from 2005-2014. The enactment projected Saini, an OBC, arsenic the CM look and highlighted respective its policies including MSP connected 24 crops, and timely disbursal of crop-loss compensation straight into the slope accounts of farmers.

Manifestos, guarantees

The manifestos of some the parties are astir connected the akin lines: some person promised LPG cylinder astatine Rs 500, 100-sq yrd plots to poor, monthly dole to women — BJP has promised Rs 2,100 and Congress Rs 2,000 per period — filling up 2 lakh vacant posts successful the government, and upgradationupgradation of infrastructure etc.
While the BJP has already announced MSP connected 24 crops, Congress has announced the “legal warrant of MSP” to the farmers. Hooda adjacent announced that soon aft forming the government, Congress enactment volition unfastened the Shambhu borderline allowing farmers to peacefully march towards Delhi.

The caste equations

Both the main parties person maintained caste-equations successful enactment of candidates. Congress has fielded 28 Jat candidates and 4 Jat-Sikhs, BJP has fixed summons to 16 Jat candidates. The Congress has fielded 20 candidates the OBC community, portion BJP has fielded 21. Congress has fielded 5 Brahmins, and BJP 11. From Punjabi community, Congress fielded 7 portion BJP fielded 13. From Vaishya community, Congress has fixed summons to 2 and the BJP five, from Dalit assemblage some fielded 17 candidates each. Congress has fixed summons to 5 Mulsims and the BJP two, portion from Rajput assemblage Congress fielded 1 and BJP three. From Ror community, Congress fielded 1 portion BJP fielded 2 candidates.

Other parties

With different parties and respective Independents and rebels successful the fray, Congress’ biggest interest is astir the divided successful the anti-BJP votes. On the ground, determination is choler against the Dushyant Chautala-led JJP connected 2 large points: that helium sought votes against the BJP successful 2019 and past entered into an confederation with it and 2nd that helium did not measurement down during the twelvemonth agelong farmers’ agitation against the workplace laws.

The INLD lone had won lone 1 spot successful 2019, but during the past 5 years, enactment person Abhay Chautala worked crossed each the constituencies and is present hoping to marque a mark. The AAP, which is contesting for the archetypal clip connected each 90 seats connected its own, is hoping that it volition besides marque an introduction into the Vidhan Sabha considering that it rules Delhi and Punjab — some neighbouring Haryana.

Despite the information that determination is astir 20 per cent Dalit voters successful Haryana, the BSP had yet not been capable to marque immoderate important people successful the past. ASP, which has tied up with JJP, is simply a caller comer successful Haryana.

The past infinitesimal moves

Dera Sacha Sauda main Gurmeet Ram Rahim Singh was released connected 20-day parole from Sunaria situation connected October 2. Congress objected to his 2nd merchandise wrong a span of 1 month. Dera main was past released successful August and went backmost to situation connected September 2. The Dera has a important pursuing successful 17-20 seats crossed Haryana.
Congress inducted dalit person and BJP’s prima campaigner Ashok Tanwar backmost into the enactment connected Thursday. Tanwar has a important pursuing successful Sirsa’s 9 Assembly segments. Congress’ different Dalit person Kumari Selja swept this year’s Lok Sabha polls successful Sirsa by astir 2.68 lakh votes against nearest rival Tanwar.