Chhattisgarh Assembly Election 2023: Chhattisgarh Assembly elections are becoming very interesting. The main rivals, the ruling Congress and the BJP, are both fielding powerful leaders in the elections this time. If we look at the list of candidates, both the parties seem to have an equal upper hand. After fielding the MP in the state, the parties have also made their respective state presidents as candidates. Both are currently sitting MPs and have been given tickets by sidelining the MLAs.
Congress has made Deepak Baij its candidate from Chitrakot in Bastar. Deepak Baij is currently the Chief of State Congress Committee and MP from Bastar Lok Sabha. Whereas Bharatiya Janata Party has made Arun Sao its candidate from Lormi seat. Arun Saav is also the state BJP president and Lok Sabha MP from Bilaspur.
When Bharatiya Janata Party gave tickets to four sitting MPs in Chhattisgarh, Congress leaders taunted that the party did not have leaders in the state. But after the list came, it has become clear that now Congress is also moving on the same path. The most interesting thing is the MPs fielded by BJP and Congress. The MLAs there have been put on the side first. Congress has made MP Deepak Baij its candidate from Chitrakote Assembly. The ticket of Congress MLA Rajman Benjamin has been canceled there. Arun Sao is the MP from Bilaspur. BJP has made him the candidate from Lormi assembly seat. Current MLA Dharamjit Singh has been given ticket from Takhatpur Assembly.
Taunts and political meaning on tickets to MPs
Let us tell you that the current Lormi MLA Dharamjit Singh has left Janata Congress Chhattisgarh (Jogi)- JCCJ and joined BJP. BJP, which gives opportunity to MPs, first changed the candidates and then the candidate was made from there. Congress canceled the ticket of the MLA and BJP has fielded the sitting MLA from another seat. Both the parties have made the elections interesting by fielding MPs and current state presidents from different areas. Many political meanings are also being inferred from this. Leaders of both the parties are calling this decision a guarantee of victory. At the same time, Congress and BJP leaders are also taunting each other.
Congress followed the path of BJP, ticket to MP in the first list; removed from this seat
More women get a chance in the second list
On being made the candidate from Chitrakote, MP Deepak Baij told the media that the decision of the party’s high command is paramount. The workers will win the elections. Being the state president, apart from the 12 seats of Bastar, I am also responsible for other assembly constituencies. On giving place to four women candidates in the first list of Congress and canceling the tickets of three women MLAs, he said that the number of women will not reduce. Let the second list come and women power will get a chance. Our in-charge Kumari Selja has also said that there will be good participation of women in this election.
Bhupesh government attacked the MLAs: Arun Sao
On the first list of Congress, BJP state president Arun Sao said that the Congress party is pretending to be Sanatan lovers by releasing the list on the first day of Navratri. Whereas the Congress Party has done the work of hating Sanatan lovers. Congress has had to cancel the tickets of 8 of its MLAs, which proves that the Bhupesh government has done nothing for the people of the state and is trying to put the blame on the MLAs. He said that by making those who patronize corruption candidates again, Congress has shown that they would like to indulge in corruption in future also.
(Report: Sandeep Dewan)