BJP ahead of Cong in preparations in MP, C’garh

With the Election Commission (EC) on Saturday blowing the bugle for the general elections by announcing its schedule, the BJP is clearly ahead of the Congress in poll preparations in Madhya Pradesh and Chhattisgarh at the juncture.

The party had virtually kicked off its campaign for the ensuing Lok Sabha elections in Madhya Pradesh immediately after coming to power in the state three months ago with chief minister Mohan Yadav making a tour of the state to hold rallies and public meetings to thank the people for bringing the BJP back to power the state.

On March 13, the BJP launched a 10-day mass outreach campaign across the 29 Lok Sabha constituencies in the state to connect to people at the booth level by apprising them of various welfare programmes undertaken by the Centre.

“BJP is fully prepared for the polls. This time, we will create a record by winning all the 29 LS seats in MP”, state party president Vishnu Dutt Sharma said.

The BJP has already declared candidates in all the 29 Lok Sabha seats in Madhya Pradesh in two phases. The Congress has however so far declared candidates in only six out of 28 seats the party is going to field its nominees in Madhya Pradesh.

In Chhattisgarh too, the BJP has declared candidates in all the 11 LS constituencies around three weeks ago.

“We are well prepared for the polls”, president of Chhattisgarh unit of BJP Kiran Singh Deo said.

Congress has however declared candidates only in six seats in Chhattisgarh so far.

ON MARCH 13, the BJP launched a 10-day mass outreach campaign across the 29 Lok Sabha constituencies in MP to connect to people by apprising them of various welfare programmes undertaken by the Centre