New Delhi: In elections to 19 city native our bodies of Madhya Pradesh, outcomes of which have been declared Monday, the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) captured 12 whereas the Congress registered victory in seven.
These city our bodies comprise six municipalities and 13 metropolis councils. Of the municipalities, 4 have been received by BJP whereas Congress received two. The BJP additionally received seven of the town councils and the Congress the remaining six.
The Congress registered victory in senior chief Digvijaya Singh’s stronghold Raghogarh. Its victory in Pithampur can also be outstanding because the tribal-dominated municipality in Dhar is the stronghold of former Union minister and BJP chief Vikram Verma. In the meantime, the BJP received in Dhar, Barwani, and Manawar — municipalities that Rahul Gandhi’s Bharat Jodo Yatra lined in Madhya Pradesh.
Held on January 20, these have been the final elections within the state earlier than the meeting polls in December.
Madhya Pradesh BJP president V D Sharma termed his social gathering’s wins Monday as a victory of the insurance policies of Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Chief Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan.
A senior Madhya Pradesh BJP chief informed ThePrint, “It’s clear from these outcomes that the lead is ours, however we should always not neglect that these are native physique elections, the place all of the governance and administration is in our fingers, even then Congress carried out effectively in eight our bodies.”
He added: “This exhibits that BJP must work tougher in meeting elections the place the variety of voters is in lakhs. There are Congress MLAs within the meeting so the social gathering could be very a lot within the contest, which is a matter of concern for us.”
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Notable wins
In Digvijaya’s house turf Raghogarh, the Congress received 16 out of 24 wards, the remainder going to the BJP.
Dhar district, stronghold of former Union minister Vikram Verma, proved to be a bit disappointing for the BJP as Congress captured the Pithampur municipality, registering a victory in 17 wards. The BJP, which received in 12 wards, had 22 councillors final time and in addition had management over the municipality.
Verma’s spouse Neena is the MLA from Dhar, however the BJP registered losses within the district resulting from factionalism within the social gathering. Nevertheless, it managed to wrest Dhar municipality from the Congress, together with Barwani, Sendhwa, and Manawar.
Barwani is the constituency of Madhya Pradesh cupboard minister Prem Singh Patel and BJP Rajya Sabha member Sumer Singh Solanki. Out of 24 wards, the BJP has received 14 and the Congress received the remainder. In Sendhwa municipality, the BJP received 19 wards and Congress received 5. In Manawar, the BJP received 9 wards whereas the Congress received six.
In final 12 months’s native physique elections, the BJP was profitable in 9 out of 16 mayoral elections. However the Congress managed to seize 5 essential mayor posts in Jabalpur, Chhindwara, Rewa, Morena, and Gwalior.
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Concentrate on tribal areas
The BJP managed to wrest Dhar, Barwani, and Manawar municipalities, all tribal-dominated areas, from the Congress. Social gathering leaders additionally identified that the Bharat Jodo Yatra, which had lined these areas, didn’t appear to have benefitted Congress.
BJP common secretary Bhagwandas Sabnani informed ThePrint, “The Congress had carried out very effectively within the tribal-dominated seats within the final elections, due to which Kamal Nath’s authorities was shaped (in 2018), however we now have wrested these three tribal-dominated municipalities from them. That’s the results of our work for the tribal group.”
One other BJP chief, on the situation of anonymity, mentioned: “We’d like not be so pleased as a result of we should not neglect that we misplaced Pithampur, additionally in a tribal-dominated space. Our tribal MP Sumer Singh Solanki couldn’t assist the social gathering win in his ward, and that is also a matter of concern.”
Significance of tribal seats
In 2013 meeting elections, the BJP had received 37 of the 47 seats reserved for tribals which contributed to Shivraj Singh Chouhan changing into the chief minister for the third time. In 2018, the BJP’s rely dropped to 16 of those seats, whereas the Congress received 31 and Kamal Nath’s authorities was shaped.
Ever since, the BJP has pulled out all of the stops to extend its presence in tribal-dominated areas. In 2021, Union Dwelling minister Amit Shah attended a programme in Jabalpur commemorating the martyrdom day of Raja Shankar Shah and his son Raghunath Shah who performed a key position within the revolt of 1857. Later the identical 12 months, Modi addressed a rally in Bhopal on Tribal Day on November 15.
Final 12 months, the PM launched eight cheetahs introduced in from Namibia in Kuno Nationwide Park, which is in a tribal-dominated space in Sheopur district. On his half, Chouhan has launched the Birsa Munda self-employment scheme for tribals, and Tantya Mama Arthik Kalyan Yojana offering financial help to tribals.
(Edited by Smriti Sinha)
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