Congress aims for a revival in BJP's bastion, Ajmer

The Yatra turned into launched from Charbhuja Nath temple in Rajsamand on August four in pre- sence of BJP president Amit Shah. Prime Minister Narendra Modi will address the Yatra in Ajmer. The district has 8 meeting constituencies — KishanGarh, Pushkar, Ajmer-North, Ajmer-South, Nasirabad, Beawar, Masuda and Kekri. In 1990, BJP gained five seats, the Congress, Janta Dal and an independent received one seat each. In 1993, the Congress and the BJP won four seats every, while in 1998, the Congress won seven seats and the BJP one. In 2003, the BJP won six seats and the Congress the relaxation two seats, even as in 2008, the Congress grabbed 4 seats even as BJP took 3 and an unbiased received one seat. Tripti Jain, retired professor of political science, Government College Ajmer, stated: 'The political state of affairs in Ajmer changed after 1985, when caste became an important aspect, which largely affected all sections of the society. From vote casting based totally on ideology, it changed to voting on caste and communal traces, with even development taking a lower back seat.' Jain stated the Ram Rath Yatra consolidated the Hindu votes and gave the BJP a stronghold in Ajmer. Organisationally, the Congress was vulnerable and the party had no chief to interrupt the developing clout of the BJP, specifically in rural areas. 'Looking at the trend in the past elections, a alternate is anticipated however it'd depend on the selection of the candidates and the chief minister face of the Congress,' she said. Political analyst Narayan Bareth stated that after the Ram Rath Yatra, the OBC votes, which have been traditionally with the Congress, went to the BJP. 'The Congress, as an enterprise, proved weak in Ajmer and became not capable of fit the programmes by means of the Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS) and the Vishva Hindu Parishad (VHP). The Jat network became politically lively once they did now not find space inside the Mandal Commission record and were given associated with the BJP,' he said. BJP Ajmer district president (rural) professor BP Saraswat stated: 'In 2013, the BJP struck gold in Ajmer by triumphing all of the 8 assembly constituencies, Lok Sabha seat, Zila Parisad, Gram Panchayat and local bodies. It by no means happened before.' Till 1985, Congress had its keep in almost all locations in Rajasthan but after 1989, the BJP gained all of the Lok Sabha elections besides for the losses to Congress candidate Prabha Thakur in 1998 and later to Sachin Pilot in 2009. On dropping the bypolls in January, Saraswat stated there was a piece of annoyance a few of the investors and even the candidate was new however with authorities regulations, welfare sche- mes, bolstered birthday party company and mortgage waiver, the BJP has touched humans. 'The go to of Prime Minister Narendra Modi has modified the complete state of affairs,' he stated. 'Be it the business enterprise, candidates or leaders, Congress is susceptible in Ajm- er as they are facing disputes even within the ward degree and has management crisis,' Saraswat stated. On Gaurav Yatra concluding right here, he stated, 'Ajmer is the heart of Rajasthan and is a religi- ous vicinity, which houses the Dargah of sufi saint Khwaja Moinuddin Ha- san Chisti and Lord Brahma temple. Besides, the celebration gained all seats in 2013, the same message will move throughout the kingdom to create records,' he stated. Mahendra Singh Ralawata, country Congress secretary and previous Aj- mer district chief (town), said: 'The whole motion of the BJP in Ajmer began in 1988 with Ram Rath Yatra as the town is the headquarter of RSS's Chittorgarh prant. Along with it the RSS, the VHP and Adarsh Vidhya Mandir became active here. Our management centered on mass-primarily based work however it have to had been cadre-based totally, which we commenced now via 'Mera Booth Mera Gaurav' programme, underneath the leadership of Sachin Pilot.' 'People do not want to vote for the BJP and with right social engineering, Congress is sure to win in Ajmer,' he delivered. In 1998, Congress candidate Prab- ha Thakur won as positive communities, including the Rajputs and Brahmins, supported her. When these co- mmunities supported Pilot, he additionally received in 2009. After that, not a unmarried ticket changed into given to Rajputs in Ajmer division and in spite of all the improvement paintings of Pilot, the party lost. Th- ereafter Raghu Sharma won the byp- olls in February 2018 as Rajput and other communities got here in assist. Dailyhunt https://www.pearltrees.com/zeeraveeraz

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