Year Ender 2023: Can BJP's strategic victories in Hindi Heartland help win 2024 Lok Sabha Polls?

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2024 Lok Sabha elections. The party which was unable to repeat its government in Karnataka, was able to wrest power from Congress in Rajasthan and Chhattisgarh and comprehensively retain power in Madhya Pradesh. BJP deployed its 'Modi ki Guarantee' tactic which ensured a sweep in Hindi Heartland states.

Coming to Chhattisgarh, BJP introduced 47 new faces in the 90-seat Assembly. BJP tripled its 2018 tally and was able to secure 54 seats while Congress came a distant second and halved its previous election tally with 35 seats. The vote share of BJP was 46.27 per cent whereas Congress had 42.23 per cent.

BJP inflicted heavy defeats on Congress in the Surguja region where Congress lost all its 14 seats including TS Singh Deo, former Deputy Chief Minister losing his Ambikapur seat to BJP's Rajesh Agrawal which further added salt to the wounds.BJP relentlessly targeted former Chief Minister Baghel after the Enforcement Directorate accused the former CM of being involved in the Mahadev Betting scam app. The agency claimed that regular payments were made in the past and, so far, about ₹508 crore has been paid by the promoters of the Mahadev betting app to CM Bhupesh Baghel. BJP also said that Congress failed to deliver various poll promises it made in 2018, such as banning liquor in the state and other promises made to the women section of society.

BJP directed this ploy on women stating that Congress hardly respects any women across the nation. After days of consultation, the BJP appointed Vishnu Deo Sai as the Chief Minister of Chhattisgarh. Sai won the Kunkuri Assembly seat with a total of 87,604 votes.