{"id":495335,"date":"2023-12-03T19:25:00","date_gmt":"2023-12-03T13:55:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/apnlive.com\/?p=495335"},"modified":"2023-12-03T19:46:16","modified_gmt":"2023-12-03T14:16:16","slug":"election-2023-bjp-modi-shah-congress","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/apnlive.com\/politics\/election-2023-bjp-modi-shah-congress\/","title":{"rendered":"Welfarism beats the Congress in Madhya Pradesh, Chhattisgarh and Rajasthan"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

By Neeraj Mishra<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

In one giant swoop, the BJP has cornered entire Western and Central India with its latest victories in Madhya Pradesh, Chhattisgarh and Rajasthan. The party now controls the entire cow belt giving it the right platform for 2024.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

While Rajasthan was iffy for the Congress, it was overconfident in Madhya Pradesh and Chhattisgarh, where a combination of weak and divided local leadership and women voters eventually brought it down.\u00a0It has lost Madhya Pradesh 65-164 and Chhattisgarh 34-56.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

ELECTION 2023 COVERAGE: Madhya Pradesh<\/a> | Rajasthan <\/a>| Chhattisgarh<\/a><\/strong> |<\/strong> Telangana<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

In many ways, these were elections driven by labarthis (beneficiaries) and the BJP proved itself with better planning, strategy and implementation. In Madhya Pradesh, Shivraj Singh Chouhan launched several schemes for women including cash incentives and even delivered two tranches of Rs 3000 each on Rakhi and Karwa Chauth to married women. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

In Chhattisgarh, where the BJP was in the opposition, it adopted a better strategy by promising Rs 12,000 per annum to married women and later getting them to sign some forms which made the signatories believe they would receive the promised benefit later. BJP workers got more than 30 lakh forms signed and in a state with more women voters than men, it surely means something.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

In MP, an overconfident Congress made a mess of ticket distribution. Digvijaya Singh grabbed the largest share and brought in all his 90s cabinet. Eventually, they all lost. It is perhaps time to get rid of Digvijaya and Kamal Nath altogether just like Uma Bharti was ex-communicated from the state by the BJP in 2007 after Shivraj became CM. It paved way for the new. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

The loss in both states will hurt the party not only in the three states but its ramifications will be felt at national level with INDIA and other alliances. <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"