BJP tries to corner Ashok Gehlot over riots in home district
Jodhpur, chief minister Ashok Gehlot's home district, the BJP is banking on anti-incumbency and its Hindutva politics by alleging that Gehlot is indulging in minority appeasement.
In 2018 assembly polls, the Congress had won seven seats, the BJP two and Hanuman Beniwal's RLP was victorious on one seat.
This time the Congress has fielded five candidates from other backward classes (OBCs), one Muslim, two Scheduled Castes (SCs) and two from the general category. The BJP has five candidates from the general category in the fray, three OBCs and two SCs.
The Congress has given tickets to two women, while the BJP has fielded one woman.
Amid a strong challenge from the BJP, the Congress is seeking to hold its ground with the help of Gehlot's stature among locals and by fielding OBCs. The party is also banking on its pre-poll guarantees, including free electricity, and its Chiranjeevi health insurance scheme.
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The BJP, on its part, has been accusing Gehlot of indulging in appeasement, apart from lashing out at him by raising governance issues such as the cases of paper leaks and increase in rape cases.
Major Concerns: Traffic congestion, illegal encroachment and sewerage are major issues in urban assembly areas, and water scarcity and illegal sand mining in rural areas.
Third Factor: RLP, which enjoys support among the Jats, has emerged as the third factor. It is still
