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  • Chhattisgarh Elections: Congress cuts tickets of 10 sitting MLAs in the second list, 9 women including former MP get a chance; Problem stuck on 7 seats

    Chhattisgarh Elections: Congress Party has released its second list for Chhattisgarh Assembly elections. There are names of 53 candidates in this list. Names of 7 assembly candidates have been withheld. Congress has canceled the tickets of 10 MLAs in its second list. Congress had released a list of 30 candidates in its first list, in which tickets of 8 MLAs were cut. Congress has given opportunity to 9 women including a former Rajya Sabha MP. Whereas names have been withheld from Raipur North, Mahasamund, Saraipali, Kasdol, Baikunthpur, Sihawa and Dhamtari seats. The names of the candidates have not been announced here due to some complications.

    Tickets canceled for these MLAs

    – Dharsiwan- Anita Sharma
    – Bilaigarh- Chandradev Rai
    – Raipur Rural- Satyanarayan Sharma
    – Jagdalpur- Rekhchand Jain
    – Manendragarh- Vinay Jaiswal
    – Pratappur- Premsai Singh Tekam
    – Ramanujganj- Brihaspati Singh
    – Samaritan- Chintamani Maharaj
    – Lailunga- Chakradhar Sidar
    – Pali-Tanakhar- Mohit Kerketta

    Tickets of these MLAs were cut in the first list

    The MLAs whose tickets have been cut by Congress in the first list include Mamta Chandrakar from Pandaria, Chhanni Sahu from Khujji, Devati Karma from Dantewada, Anup Nag from Antagarh, Shishupal Sori from Kanker, Rajman Benzam from Chitrakote, Bhuvneshwar Baghel from Dongargarh, Navagarh. The name of Gurudayal Banjare is included. State Congress President and MP Deepak Baij is contesting the elections in place of Rajman Benjamin. In place of Devati Karma, her son Chhaviendra Karma has now been given a chance.

    New face on the only general seat of Bastar

    Let us tell you that elections are to be held in two phases in Chhattisgarh. The first phase of voting will be held on 7 November and the second phase on 17 November. Jagdalpur was the only Congress seat left for the first phase of elections, in which former mayor Jatin Jaiswal has now been given the ticket. The ticket of current MLA Rekhchand Jain has been canceled. Congress has completed its first phase of seats. Voting for 20 seats in the first phase will be held on November 7. Voting will be held on 70 seats in the second phase. The results will come on December 3. The Congress party has currently withheld the names of candidates from seven assembly constituencies. The screw is stuck on these seats.

    Input- Sandeep Dewan

  • Chhattisgarh Elections 2023: AAP releases third list of candidates for Chhattisgarh elections, announces 11 names

    Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) has released its third list for the upcoming Chhattisgarh Assembly elections. In this list released late on Thursday night, names of 11 people have been announced by ‘AAP’. Voting for a total of 90 assembly seats in Chhattisgarh will be held in two phases on November 7 and 17 and counting of votes will take place on December 3.

    Arvind Kejriwal-led Aam Aadmi Party’s 11 candidates whose names have been announced in the third list for Chhattisgarh assembly elections include – Dr. Akash Jashwal (Baikunthpur), Chandrakant Diksena (Katghora), Manbhajan Tandon (Lormi), Deepak Patre. (Mungeli), Durgalal Kevat (Nishad) (Jaijapur), Lekhram Sahu (Kasdol), Jashwant Sinha (Gunderdehi), Sanjeet Vishwakarma (Durg Rural), Chameli Kurre (Pandariya), Jagmohan Baghel (Bastar) and Narendra Bhawani (Jagdalpur). Names of are included.

    Deciding to contest the upcoming assembly elections in Chhattisgarh “with full force”, the Aam Aadmi Party on Tuesday said the opposition parties India Block has been formed to save democracy, but it does not mean that Chief Minister Bhupesh Baghel Should get freedom to carry out mining scam in Congress ruled state.

    AAP and Congress are part of the opposition’s ‘India’ alliance, but both the parties have not made their stand clear about the pre-poll alliance in poll-bound states including Chhattisgarh.

    Hours after the dates of year-end assembly elections in five states were announced on Monday, Delhi Chief Minister and AAP national convenor Arvind Kejriwal had said that his party will fight with ‘full strength’ in Rajasthan, Chhattisgarh and Madhya Pradesh. . When asked whether his party would contest the elections as part of the ‘India’ alliance, he said he would be informed about whatever happens.

    Voting will take place on 20 seats on November 7.

    Let us tell you that in Chhattisgarh, which is considered sensitive due to some Naxal affected areas, voting will be held on 20 seats in the first phase on November 7 and voting will be held on 70 seats in the second phase on November 17. Notification for the first phase of state assembly elections will be issued on October 13 and nominations can be filed till October 20.

    In the first phase, nomination papers will be scrutinized on October 21 and nominations can be withdrawn till October 23. Whereas for the second phase, notification will be issued on 21st October and nominations can be filed till 30th October. In Chhattisgarh, nomination papers for the second phase will be scrutinized on October 31 and nomination papers can be withdrawn till November 2.

    It is noteworthy that there is a Congress government in Chhattisgarh. BJP is in the role of the main opposition party. In the 2018 assembly elections, AAP had fielded 85 candidates in Chhattisgarh, but the deposits of all of them were forfeited. The elections for the 90-member House were won by the Congress, which won 68 out of 90 seats and ousted the Bharatiya Janata Party after 15 years in power. BJP had secured only 15 seats.

  • Aam Aadmi Party has released its third list for Chhattisgarh, who will contribute from where?

    AAP Third List for Chhattisgarh: Aam Aadmi Party has released its third list for Chhattisgarh Assembly elections. In this, candidates have been announced for 11 assembly seats. In this list of 11 candidates, Dr. Akash Jashwal from Baikunthpur Assembly, Chandrakant Diksena from Katghora and Manbhajan Tandon from Lormi Assembly seat have been fielded. Before this, Aam Aadmi Party has released two lists. It covers those assembly constituencies where voting is to be held in the first phase. Voting for the assembly elections in Chhattisgarh will be held in two phases on November 7 and 17.

    Not only this, Deepak Patre from Mungeli, Durgalal Kevat from Jaijaipur, Lekhram Sahu from Kasdol, Jashwant Sinha from Gunderdehi and Chameli Kurre from Pandariya have been given a chance. Sanjeet Vishwakarma from Durg Rural, Jagmohan Baghel from Bastar while Narendra Bhawani from Jagdalpur will be in the fray. It is known that BJP has also released two lists of its candidates. At the same time, Congress says that it will also release its list soon.

    Recently, Arvind Kejriwal had said that Aam Aadmi Party will contest elections with full strength in the three states of Rajasthan, Chhattisgarh and Madhya Pradesh. Aam Aadmi Party had announced the names of 10 candidates in its first list. 12 candidates were given place in the second list of Aam Aadmi Party. Aam Aadmi Party, while releasing the third list on X, said that this time the broom will run.

    Aam Aadmi Party has announced 10 guarantees in Chhattisgarh. While promising these guarantees, Arvind Kejriwal had said that his guarantee is different and the guarantee of other parties is different. Kejriwal’s guarantee is firm. AAP has promised to provide 24 hours and 300 units of free electricity. It has also been said that old electricity bills till November will be waived off. Also promised to ensure good education and raw teachers. You have talked about free treatment and opening mohalla clinics in every village. It has been said to provide financial assistance of Rs 1000 per month to women.

  • Before Chhattisgarh elections, Center gave X category security to 24 BJP leaders of Bastar division.

    The campaign for Chhattisgarh assembly elections is now about to gain momentum. The possibility of Naxalite attacks in these elections is also being taken into consideration. After the killing of four BJP leaders by Naxalites in Bastar in the last few months, the central government is on alert. The central government has provided ‘X’ category security to 24 local party leaders ahead of the assembly elections in the state. Officials in Bastar said that the Union Home Ministry has issued orders regarding X category CRPF security to 24 local officials belonging to the BJP.

    Officials aware of this development said that the leaders who have been provided X category security are from Maoist-affected Bijapur, Dantewada, Sukma and Kondagaon in Bastar region. Prima facie it seems that this decision has been taken keeping in mind the upcoming assembly elections in Bastar region. A senior police officer posted in Bastar region said- Generally the categories are provided by either the state government or the central government.

    The state government has already provided security to more than 70 people in Bastar region, including BJP, Congress, Communist Party of India (CPI) officials and social workers. The security review committee of the state government assesses the security threats to individuals and assigns security categories varying from Z+, Z, Y+, Y and X category. Z+ is the highest and X is the lowest grade of protection. The order to provide security will be implemented in the next few days.

    It is noteworthy that in February, Naxalites had killed three people who were BJP officials in this area. In February, Sagar Sahu (47), a former BJP official, was shot dead in Narayanpur district. Two days later, former sarpanch Ramdhar Alami, who was an active member of the BJP for the last 15 years, was murdered. This week, BJP Mandal President Neelkanth Kakkam was shot dead by Maoists in Awapalli area of ​​Bijapur district. On February 21, a former BJP sarpanch was murdered by Naxalites in Bijapur district.

  • Chhattisgarh Election Voting Result Date: Elections in Chhattisgarh in two phases, know when the votes will be cast in your place.

    Chhattisgarh Election Voting Result Date : The dates for assembly elections in Chhattisgarh have been announced. Elections will be held in the state in two phases on November 7 and 17. The Election Commission has announced the dates of assembly elections in five states. Counting of votes in all these states will take place on December 3. Assembly elections in Mizoram will be held on 7 November. Assembly elections in Chhattisgarh will be held in two phases on November 7 and November 17. Voting for the assembly elections in Madhya Pradesh will be held on November 17. Voting for the assembly elections in Rajasthan will be held on November 23. Assembly elections in Telangana will be held on November 30. With the announcement of elections in Chhattisgarh, the Model Code of Conduct has also come into force.

    Date of notification and withdrawal of nomination…

    The first phase of elections will be held in Chhattisgarh on 7th November and notifications for the first phase will be issued on 13th October. October 20 will be the last date for nomination. Information has been given by the Election Commission that the scrutiny of nomination papers will take place on October 21 and the candidates can withdraw their names till October 23.

    Notifications for the second phase will be issued on October 21. The Commission has said that October 30 will be the last day of nomination. After this, the nomination papers will be scrutinized on 31st October and candidates can withdraw their names till 2nd November.

    Elections here in the first phase

    In the first phase of elections to be held on November 7, there are important seats like Rajnandgaon, Pandariya and Kawardha. There is also talk that BJP can give ticket to former state CM and veteran party leader Raman Singh from Rajnandgaon. Apart from this, in the first phase, Khairagarh 74 Dongargarh (SC) 75 Dongargaon 77 Khujji 78 Mohla-Manpur (ST) 79 Antagarh (ST) 80 Bhanupratappur (SC) 81 Kanker (SC) 82 Keshkal (SC). Elections will be held on 83 Kondagaon (SC) 84 Narayanpur (SC) 85 Bastar (ST) 86 Jagdalpur 87 Chitrakote (SC) 88 Dantewada (ST) 89 Bijapur (SC) 90 Konta (ST).

    Elections on these seats in the second phase

    Elections here in the first phase
    In the first phase of elections to be held on November 7, there are important seats like Rajnandgaon, Pandariya and Kawardha. There is also talk that BJP can give ticket to former state CM and veteran party leader Raman Singh from Rajnandgaon. Apart from this, in the first phase, Khairagarh 74 Dongargarh (SC) 76 Dongargaon 77 Khujji 78 Mohla-Manpur (ST) 79 Antagarh (ST) 80 Bhanupratappur (SC) 81 Kanker (SC) 82 Keshkal (SC). Elections will be held on 83 Kondagaon (SC) 84 Narayanpur (SC) 85 Bastar (ST) 86 Jagdalpur 87 Chitrakote (SC) 88 Dantewada (ST) 89 Bijapur (SC) 90 Konta (ST).

    Elections on these seats in the second phase

    Elections will be held on a total of 70 seats in Chhattisgarh in the second phase. These include – 1 Bharatpur-Sonhat (ST) 2 Manendragarh 3 Baikunthpur 4 Premnagar 5 Bhatgaon 6 Pratappur (ST) 7 Ramanujganj (ST) 8 Samari (ST) 9 Lundra (ST) 10 Ambikapur 11 Sitapur (ST) 12 Jashpur (ST) 13 Kunkuri (ST) 14 Pathalgaon (ST) 15 Lailunga (ST) 16 Raigarh 17 Sarangarh (SC) 18 Kharsia 19 Dharamjaigarh (ST) 20 Rampur (ST) 21 Korba 22 Katghora 23 Pali-Tanakhar (ST) 24 Marwahi ( ST) 25 Kota 26 Lormi 27 Mungeli (SC) 28 Takhatpur 29 Bilha 30 Bilaspur 31 Beltara 32 Masturi (SC) 33 Akaltara 34 Janjgir-Champa 35.

    Apart from this, Chandrapur Jaijaipur, Pamgarh (SC) 39 Saraipali (SC) 40 Basna 41 Khallari 42 Mahasamund 43 Bilaigarh (SC) 44 Kasdol 45 Balodabazar 4 6 Bhatapara 47 Dharsiwa 48 Raipur Rural 49 Raipur City West 50 Raipur City North 51 Raipur City South 52 Arang (SC) 53 Abhanpur 54 Rajim 55 Bindranwagarh (ST) 5 6 Sihawa (ST) 57 Kurud 58 Dhamtari 59 Sanjaribalod 60 Dondilohara (ST) 61 Gunderdehi 62 Patan 63 Durg-Rural 64 Durgshahar 65 Bhilainagar 66 Vaishalinagar 67 Ahiwara (SC) Elections will be held in the second phase on 68 Saja, 69 Bemetara and 70 Nava Garh (SC).

    What did AAP, BJP and Congress say

    On the announcement of elections in five states, Delhi CM Arvind Kejriwal said, “We are prepared, we will fight with full strength in Rajasthan, Chhattisgarh and Madhya Pradesh.” People have been cheated. The people of Chhattisgarh are ready to teach a lesson to this government. On the announcement of elections, Congress spokesperson Randeep Surjewala said that the people of all these 5 states are ready to oust BJP from power.

    What did the CM and former CM say…

    On the announcement of Chhattisgarh Assembly elections, former Chief Minister and National Vice President of BJP Raman Singh said, “All the allegations that have been made against this corrupt and inefficient government in these five years… this has weakened the development in Chhattisgarh. Certainly Chhattisgarh That there is resentment in the minds of the public about this government. The public was waiting for the elections to be announced and the officers to be freed from imprisonment, after which the officers will be free to work freely.”

    At the same time, the current CM of the state, Bhupesh Baghel, expressed his views on the elections in the style of a poem. they wrote,
    ‘We are ready!
    the war has started
    of pride of soil
    This chariot will not stop now
    Chhattisgarhia self-respect
    Every Chhattisgarhi is ready with the resolve to create a new Chhattisgarh, once again hands will be joined with trust.
    trust intact
    Congress government again!

  • Chhattisgarh Election Voting Result Date: Election war in Chhattisgarh, how many phases of elections on 90 assembly seats; know

    Chhattisgarh Election Voting Result Date: The Election Commission has announced the dates of assembly elections to be held in five states by the end of this year. The Election Commission has announced the dates of assembly elections to be held in Madhya Pradesh, Chhattisgarh, Rajasthan, Telangana and Mizoram. The tenure of Mizoram Assembly will end on December 17. Mizo National Front is in power in this northeastern state. Elections will be held in two phases in Chhattisgarh. Elections will be held here on 7th and 17th November. The results of the assembly elections will come on 3 December. Similarly, voting will take place in one phase in the neighboring state Madhya Pradesh. Voting will be held here on November 17. Elections will be held in Rajasthan on 23 November. Elections are to be held in Mizoram on 7 November. Elections will be held in one phase in Rajasthan, Madhya Pradesh, Telangana. Elections will be held in Telangana on 30 November.

    The tenure of the assemblies of Telangana, Rajasthan, Chhattisgarh and Madhya Pradesh will end on different dates in January next year. It has been told by the Election Commission that their team has prepared the voter list by going door to door. Chief Election Commissioner Rajeev Kumar said, “The total number of PwD voters is 17.34 lakh, if they cannot come to the polling booth and vote then they will get the facility to vote from their homes also.”

    It has been told by the Election Commission that its team has visited all the five states. It has been told by the Election Commission that preparations for the elections were going on for 6 months. 16 crore people will cast their votes in five states. 7.8 women voters will vote. There are 8.2 crore male voters in five states. 60 lakh youth will vote for the first time. There are 5.6 crore voters in Chhattisgarh. It has been clarified by the Election Commission that this time there are 60 lakh youth voters in five states. His age is 18-19 years. Special polling stations have been created for tribals. The Election Commission has appealed to the people to participate enthusiastically in the elections. The polling station will be 2 kilometers away. The Commission said that the expenses will have to be disclosed after the elections. 940 check posts have been created in the election state. Monitoring will be done from check post. There will be monitoring of incoming and outgoing vehicles.

    There are total 90 assembly seats in Chhattisgarh. In the 2018 assembly elections, Congress formed the government for the first time in the state by winning 71 seats. At the same time, BJP had to be satisfied with only 13 seats. Apart from this, BSP had won 2 seats and Janata Congress had won 3 seats. At present Bhupesh Baghel is the Chief Minister of the state.

  • These employees of Chhattisgarh got the gift of old pension scheme; Baghel cabinet approved

    Before Chhattisgarh assembly elections, Bhupesh government has come on action mode. On one hand, the Baghel government is busy fulfilling its election promises. On the other hand, it is taking many important decisions in public interest. In this sequence, a cabinet meeting was held at the residence of CM Bhupesh Baghel on Friday. In this meeting, Bhupesh Cabinet approved the formation of Mahua Board, restoration of Old Pension Scheme and other important decisions.

    In this, it has also been decided to restore the old pension scheme for officers and employees of Chhattisgarh State Power Companies. Its benefit will be available to those employees who have been appointed on or after January 1, 2004. This decision of the government will benefit 10 thousand officers and employees of the power company.

    In the cabinet meeting held at CM House in Raipur, it was also decided to constitute State Mahua Board to promote the collection, value addition, processing and utilization of Mahua. Let us tell you that Mahua trees are found in large numbers in Chhattisgarh. Mahua flowers are also used by humans, animals and birds. Oil is also extracted from Mahua seeds. Its flowers have medicinal properties and its seeds are a good source of healthy fats.

    Due to the availability of Mahua in the state, its use and it being the main source of livelihood of the villagers living around the forest area, it was necessary that efforts be made for its development. To ensure good quality collection and primary processing of Mahua flowers, fruits and seeds, a separate Mahua Board has been created.

    Apart from this, these decisions were approved in Bhupesh Cabinet

    – Zero dismissal proceedings under ESMA Act against the striking officers and employees of the Health Department.
    -Relaxation in the criteria set for making Gram Panchayat Bhoring of Mahasamund district a Nagar Panchayat.
    -Relaxation in the criteria set for making Nagar Panchayat Ambagarh outpost a municipality.
    -Relaxation in the criteria set for making Navagarh Nagar Panchayat of Bemetara district a Municipal Council.
    – Concession for the land allotted by Shri Kalyan Seva Ashram Amarkantak for the construction of Sanskar Study School, Hospital and Cowshala for tribal and backward classes in Chhattisgarh.
    -Decision to upgrade one post of Joint Director approved for deputation in Markfed from Food, Civil Supplies and Consumer Protection Department to the post of Additional Director.
    -Decision to create two posts of Additional Director in Directorate of Public Instruction, Chhattisgarh Raipur.

  • Can’t make eye contact with Modi, are afraid; Why did the PM say this about Baghel and his ministers?

    Prime Minister Narendra Modi strongly attacked the Bhupesh Baghel government after giving many gifts including a steel plant in Jagdalpur, Chhattisgarh before the assembly elections. PM Modi took a dig at the Chief Minister, Deputy Chief Minister or any minister not coming to the government program and said that he could not make eye contact with them, that is why he did not come.

    Chhattisgarh: PM Modi said in Jagdalpur, ‘Today a very big and country’s most modern steel factory has been inaugurated here… It was such a big program but not a single minister, chief minister, deputy chief minister of Chhattisgarh came… for your welfare. Should the government come or not? If they wanted your welfare then they should have come and sat there or not. There are two reasons behind their not coming – one, they are so worried about their government going that they do not have time to come here, they are busy saving the government and the second reason is, this is Modi… if they go in front of Modi. If it is there then no stubborn and corrupt eye can meet it. That’s why they are afraid to come, they run away.

    Prime Minister Narendra Modi laid the foundation stone and inaugurated several development projects worth more than Rs 26 thousand crore, including the inauguration of the Nagarnar Steel Plant of NMDC Steel Limited in Jagdalpur city. After this, he addressed BJP’s ‘Parivartan Mahasankalp Rally’ from a different platform at the same place. Earlier on September 15, when PM Modi had come to Raigarh to give a gift of Rs 6350 crore to Chhattisgarh, Deputy Chief Minister TS Singhdev had participated in the program. During this, he praised PM Modi and said that he never discriminated.

  • Fielding veterans in Madhya Pradesh, what is the plan in Rajasthan and Chhattisgarh? BJP’s strategy decoded

    BJP’s strategy in Rajasthan and Chhattisgarh assembly elections will be different from Madhya Pradesh. The party leadership can field some big leaders in these two states also, but like Madhya Pradesh, not all the big leaders will be fielded. A major reason for this is the existence of Congress government in both the states.

    BJP will decide its candidate carefully in Rajasthan, because it is very important to worship Vasundhara Raje there. In Chhattisgarh, BJP has already fielded an MP in the first list.

    More efforts on lost seats: At the end of this year, elections are being held in five states, but the most important ones for BJP are Madhya Pradesh, Chhattisgarh and Rajasthan. These three states are BJP’s strongholds and the party has 72 out of 75 seats in the Lok Sabha. In such a situation, she is leaving no stone unturned to win the assembly elections of these states. As part of the strategy, she is working harder on the lost seats. In Madhya Pradesh, BJP has recently fielded most of its big leaders in the assembly elections, including three Union Ministers, four MPs and one National General Secretary.

    Party’s strategy to bet on big leaders: BJP sources say that the party is fielding big leaders under the new strategy, but the need and strategy of every state is different. Big leaders will also be fielded in Rajasthan and Chhattisgarh, but it is not necessary that it be like Madhya Pradesh. BJP has been in power in Madhya Pradesh for the last two decades.

    Keep an eye on the anti-incumbency environment: He is in opposition in Rajasthan and Chhattisgarh. In such a situation, the anti-government atmosphere is different. In Rajasthan, power is changing every five years. In such a situation, where and how much the big leaders have to stake will depend on the situation there. In Chhattisgarh, BJP has already declared an MP Vijay Baghel as its candidate for the seat of Chief Minister Bhupesh Baghel. The party can also contest state president MP Arun Sao and MP Saroj Pandey.

    Emphasis on harmony in Rajasthan: According to sources, BJP may field Union Ministers Gajendra Singh Shekhawat and Arjunram Meghwal in Rajasthan. But the kind of equation that exists between Vasundhara Raje and Shekhawat in the state also has to be seen. The party is unlikely to anger the already angry Vasundhara Raje further. Sources say that the party may also contest elections from Rajasthan MP Bhagirath Choudhary. Later, Jyoti Mirdha from Congress can be fielded from her Lok Sabha seat. Along with Union Minister Kailash Choudhary, the names of MPs Kirori Mal Meena and Sukhbir Singh Jaunpuria are also among those contesting the elections.

  • Is there something troubling Congress in Rajasthan, Rahul told about close fight, what did MP say on Chhattisgarh?

    Is something bothering Congress in Rajasthan? These questions have been raised often. Now Congress leader Rahul Gandhi says that a ‘very close’ contest may be seen in Rajasthan. However, Rahul expressed overall confidence of the party doing well in the upcoming assembly elections. Rahul said on Sunday that Congress is definitely winning the Madhya Pradesh and Chhattisgarh assembly elections. Probably we will win in Telangana also but a close fight can be seen in Rajasthan.

    Let us tell you that assembly elections are proposed in Rajasthan, Madhya Pradesh, Chhattisgarh, Telangana and Mizoram in a few months. When asked about the prospects of Congress, Rahul Gandhi said that there is no question of Congress not winning in any state in the upcoming assembly elections. I would say right now we are probably winning Telangana, we are definitely winning Madhya Pradesh, we are definitely winning Chhattisgarh. There is a very close contest in Rajasthan and we think we will win. By the way, BJP is also saying the same internally.

    Rahul said that Congress learned an important lesson in Karnataka that BJP wins elections by diverting attention and hence we fought the elections by keeping our point prominent. What are you seeing today, Bidhuri and then Nishikant Dubey, BJP is trying to divert attention from the issue of caste census by doing all this. They know that caste census is a basic thing which they do not want to discuss. Every time we bring up this issue they distract us but now we have learned how to deal with it.

    Rahul said- If you see Telangana elections, we are deciding the discussions while BJP is finished there. Congress is planning discussions before the elections in Madhya Pradesh and Chhattisgarh. If you talk to people in Rajasthan about what the issue is in terms of anti-incumbency, they will tell you that they like the government. We are getting into a situation where BJP controls the media. Don’t think that the opposition is not able to adapt accordingly, we are adapting, we are working together.

    Rahul claimed that BJP has captured the communication system of the 21st century to such an extent that it is practically impossible to talk to the people of India through it. The biggest learning from the Bharat Jodo Yatra was that the old way of communication and meeting people, which was started in the modern era by Mahatma Gandhi and carried forward by others in the old era, still works. No matter how much force BJP uses, its plans will not succeed because now there is direct communication with the people.