Lok Sabha Elections: BJP's political agenda changed by the time Haryana arrived, Congress's emphasis on local issues.

Posted on 24th May 2024 by rohit kumar

While the BJP had its agenda during the nearly two-month-long election campaign in Haryana, Congress emphasized local issues. The political agenda of BJP, which entered the Lok Sabha elections with 'Modi Guarantee', changed by the time it reached Haryana. Instead of giving the agenda for the next five years, BJP was seen revolving around the pitch of Hindutva, Pakistan, Ram Mandir, reservation, and Article 370. However, in the meanwhile, he created a lot of atmosphere about providing jobs without any expenses. At the same time, Congress could not create an atmosphere in the state on the issue of farmers and wrestlers. Agniveer raised the issue of debt, employment, and inflation very loudly. Efforts were made to take the promises made in the Nyaya Patra to every home, but the lack of organization of the Congress and factionalism among the top leaders became a hindrance.

 

 

The BJP has been in power in the state along with the Center for ten years. BJP had a lot to tell, but after May 15, the star campaigners of BJP completely changed the election campaign. PM Modi held rallies in Ambala and Gohana on May 18 and in Pali, Mahendragarh on Thursday and limited his speech to his old allegations against Article 370, reservation, ex-servicemen, five Prime Ministers, Ram Mandir and Congress. 

 

 

Central leaders of the BJP kept targeting Hooda...Hooda kept avoiding

Leaders of the BJP high command have started targeting former Chief Minister Bhupendra Singh Hooda. Home Minister Amit Shah and National President JP Nadda even called Hooda the courtier of the son-in-law of Delhi Darbar. One by one, BJP leaders are targeting Hooda. Instead of attacking the opposition Congress government, now the BJP itself has started the siege of the Congress. At this time, Congress is targeting jobs, transfers, and expenditure slips. The special thing is that Hooda seems to be avoiding attacking the central leaders of the BJP. He certainly hits back at the failures of the central government but does not say anything about Modi and Shah personally. Anti-Hooda Congress leaders have raised this matter before the high command several times.

 

 

JJP-INLD also remained limited to their areas

JJP, which was in alliance with BJP for four and a half years, has also not been able to raise any major issue. JJP is facing the biggest problem, it is praising its works while being in the government, but there is strong opposition among the public regarding the alliance, hence JJP leaders are neither able to openly corner the government on any issue nor Only the public is listening to the achievements. JJP's main focus has been on Hisar only. At the same time, INLD raised the issue of farmers and migrating youth many times, but being an MLA, it has not become a big issue.

 

Family ID, AIIMS, Airport, Migration, SYL issues missing

People are worried about family ID, migration abroad for jobs, and unemployment. He also discusses this. Youth from many villages of Jind have migrated abroad for jobs. There are one or two empty villages. The same is the situation in Kurukshetra and Yamunanagar also. The issue of water is still hot in South Haryana, but no leader of the state has any future agenda regarding SYL. People are also very worried about family ID. Congress candidates raise these issues in their respective Lok Sabha constituencies, but these issues remain limited to their constituencies. A handful of central leaders came throughout the elections, but most of their focus remained around Modi. Apart from this, other leaders of the state neither held any press conferences nor launched any campaign or movement. A major reason behind this is that there is no Congress organization in the state.