Madhya Pradesh Assembly Election 2023: Congress Banks On Anti-Incumbency, BJP On ‘Modi Magic’
The state of Madhya Pradesh is gearing up for a nail-biting Assembly poll, scheduled to be held towards the end of this year. Politically, the state stands at the crossroads and a close contest between the traditional rivals — the Congress and the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) is on the cards. Though, the leaders in the ruling BJP would officially rule out the anti-incumbency of nearly two decades (except for 15 months of Kamal Nath-led Congress government), but at time, they also mention that foot soldiers of the party are already at work in all earnestness to beat the anti-incumbency of four terms under Chief Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan.
The Congress on the other hand has positioned itself on voter fatigue while raising public issues on which the BJP may face the heat. The grand old party would be more reliant on its counter strategies with polls drawing nearer, and tall promises being made that the `Bachan Patra` (election manifesto) would be unique and will comprise all sections of society.
Senior Congress leader Rajendra Kumar Singh, who is also head of `Bachan Patra` committee of MP Congress, during an exclusive conversation with IANS claimed the ruling BJP would loss at least three to five per cent votes due to decreasing popularity of Chief Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan, and that will be an extra edge for the Congress.
Singh noted: “The BJP would also accept this point that Shivraj Singh Chouhan`s popularity has decreased at least up to some extent and a clear evidence of this was seen in the 2018 Assembly elections. In 2018, the BJP had got 0.6 per cent more votes against the Congress, but in total number of seats, they (BJP) were five seats behind. This time, there would be a huge difference in both — total number of seats and the vote percentage. We are confident that the Congress will get four to five per cent more votes against the BJP this time.”
