AAP is seen as having its finest shot in Saurashtra districts, other than Surat, and Kejriwal held over 11 roadshows within the 5 days he spent within the space. His theme was the identical that his occasion has been speaking about — “No occasion comes and talks to you about colleges, no occasion talks to you about hospitals, no occasion talks to you about electrical energy, employment… Ours is the one occasion which talks about employment, electrical energy and your households,” he mentioned.
The five-day marketing campaign push started with Kejriwal saying nationwide joint basic secretary Isudan Gadhvi as AAP’s chief ministerial candidate, on Friday. Gadhvi additionally belongs to Saurashtra, particularly to Jamkhambhaliya taluka in Devbhumi Dwarka district.
The AAP push coincided with Indranil Rajyaguru, its nationwide joint secretary, additionally belonging to Saurashtra and a former MLA from Rajkot, quitting quickly after the announcement of Gadhvi as CM candidate. Rajyaguru, who returned to the Congress, advised The Indian Categorical he had steered candidates for 22 seats to the AAP management, largely in Saurashtra, “who have been within the occasion even earlier than I joined”. “However in these seats, these folks tried giving tickets to weak candidates… simply to assist the BJP”.
In 2017, the Congress had completed forward of the BJP within the 54 Meeting constituencies within the 12 districts of Saurashtra and Kutch, getting 30 seats to the BJP’s 23 (the NCP acquired 1). The swing in favour of the Congress was attributed largely to farm misery and Patidar anger.
This yr the farmers are largely comfortable about costs for his or her produce out there and the excessive MSPs, although enter prices have risen. In 2017, the unsettled insurance coverage claims underneath the Pradhan Mantri Fasal Bima Yojana (PMFBY) had additionally triggered misery to those that suffered crop losses as a result of inclement climate. In 2020, Gujarat opted out of the scheme on the bottom that firms have been quoting a excessive premium.
Nevertheless, AAP has been in a position to attract some quantity of Patidar assist, mirrored in its spectacular efficiency within the Surat Municipal Company elections final time.
Kejriwal’s five-day tour included two-three rallies in nearly each constituency. Punjab CM and AAP star campaigner Bhagwant Mann, in the meantime, lined areas in central Gujarat and Ahmedabad.
Within the constituencies in coastal areas the place fishermen will name the photographs, Kejriwal listed his occasion’s “ensures”, and mentioned: “There isn’t a want to offer any cash to any intermediary… We’ll give a 25% subsidy on diesel, regardless of the speed. We may even give loans to fishermen with none curiosity.” He additionally promised MSP on fish, homes for fishermen, and assist for households of those that die in accidents, hoping to high up the BJP authorities’s guarantees simply forward of Diwali to the group.
At his rally in Wankaner, close to Morbi the place 135 folks died within the collapse of a suspension bridge, Kejriwal accused the BJP authorities of “defending” the corporate that carried out the renovation work – although with out naming the Oreva Group.
In rally after rally, Kejriwal claimed that in contrast to the BJP, he had no cash energy. In Kalavad of Jamnagar, he mentioned, “For seven years I’ve been the chief minister of Delhi… (however) my checking account is empty, so is my occasion’s checking account.”
He had one thing else with him, he mentioned in Jetpur of Rajkot district. “After March 1, even in Gujarat, electrical energy will likely be provided 24 hours and the invoice will likely be zero! That is magic, isn’t it? I solely know this magic. I’ve been given this reward by the Almighty.”