-Galla S Kiran Kumar,Bureau Chief Telagana (Andhra Pradesh)
The 50 days before the main parties come to the polls
are very crucial
Today, Hyderabad: With the election bell ringing, political parties are gearing up for a fierce battle. The next fifty days will be crucial as polling will be held on November 30. Congress and BJP have also stepped up their efforts while leading the campaign in India which announced candidates very early. Bharasa is expressing confidence that the hat-trick is guaranteed with the progress made in the last nine years and the various pending issues resolved. With the recently announced six guarantees, the Congress is making it clear that the people have increased confidence in them and the voters will bless them. After the Karnataka assembly elections, the BJP, which has been somewhat stagnant, has recently picked up momentum again. Telangana government has decided to review the distribution of Krishna water as requested by the yellow board as promised during the last elections. It is stated that the situation will be favorable for them.
Bharasa is strong with assemblies and foundation stones
CM KCR announced candidates for 115 seats at once and gave tickets to all but six of the sitting MLAs. In the name of various programs, the candidates have been campaigned to the full extent, and efforts have been made to quell the discontent among the leaders in many places. Party sources say that there are no problems in the remaining constituencies except four or five places. On the other hand, Ministers KTR and Harish Rao are touring widely. Both of them made whirlwind tours in two or three constituencies a day and participated in many programs like public meetings, inauguration ceremonies and foundation laying. In the campaign, Bharasa took the necessary steps to ensure that all sections supported them. Completed one installment of the campaign ahead of schedule. All the candidates have been roaming in the constituencies for months.
Congress hopes on six guarantees
With the victory in the Karnataka elections, there is excitement in the Congress. It has been aggressively organizing programs for three months. The party thinks that people are dissatisfied with Bharasa, which has been in power for nine years, and that it will be useful for them. CWC held meetings in Hyderabad. At the same time, it announced six guarantees with Sonia Gandhi in a huge public meeting. It has been decided to take these schemes widely to the people, which will benefit different groups like farmers, women, workers, youth and students. There is an opinion that the campaign is not going as planned as all the top leaders are involved in the ticket finalization process. Although they wanted to announce the candidates ahead of the schedule, the exercise has not yet come to fruition. Apart from those who have campaigned in many constituencies, the names of new candidates are coming to the fore. Due to the ease of allotment of tickets, the campaign has not yet started in many places. But in the past, only 60-70 constituencies were strong candidates, now with strong leaders joining from other parties, now more than 90 constituencies are in a tough competition, and the Congress leaders are confident that they will benefit from the people’s dissatisfaction with the ruling party.
BJP increased speed with the Prime Minister’s meetings
After the Karnataka elections and the change of the party’s state president, there was some stagnation in the BJP, but the momentum has increased over the past few months. Organized public meetings with Prime Minister Modi in Mahabubnagar and Nizamabad. Immediately, the party’s national president Nadda attended the state level meeting and gave direction to the ranks. Earlier also, 119 MLAs from BJP-ruled states toured each constituency in Telangana and brought reports on the state of the party. At the same time, Union Minister and State President Kishan Reddy has been touring the state for a few days. Home Minister Amit Shah will also participate in the open meeting in Adilabad on Tuesday and in the meeting with intellectuals in Hyderabad. The BJP government at the center is strongly promoting that it has spent Rs.9 lakh crores in Telangana and has started many schemes.
47% votes for India in 2018
Bharasa won 88 seats with 47% votes in the last assembly elections . Congress won 19 seats with 28% votes, BJP won one seat with 7% votes, TDP won two seats with 4% votes and MIM won seven seats with 3% votes. In the aftermath, 12 people from the Congress joined Bharata, while one resigned and joined the BJP and lost in the by-elections. Uttam Kumar Reddy resigned as MLA after winning as MP and Bharasane won that seat as well. Along with two who won as independents, two who won from Telugu Desam also joined the ruling party. BJP won in Dubbaka and Huzurabad by-elections. Currently, the ruling Bharatiya Janata Party has 104 MLAs, MIM has seven, Congress has five and BJP has three.
