Durg Lok Sabha seat, which has been in existence since 1952, is once again a direct contest between BJP and Congress. In this seat, once again Sahu and Kurmi candidates i.e. Vijay Baghel from BJP and Rajendra Sahu from Congress are face to face. There is no third party here. Therefore, there is a direct contest between these two candidates. The most important thing is that this is a Sahu-Kurmi dominated seat, hence despite the Modi wave, the elections are expected to be interesting here.
The trumpet of Lok Sabha elections has been sounded. BJP is in the election field with full confidence with the face of Modi, while on the other hand, Congress is preparing itself again after facing its crushing defeat in the assembly elections in Chhattisgarh. This time in Durg Lok Sabha constituency, both the political parties have made this election interesting by fielding Sahu-Kurmi. BJP has a strong leader, Vijay Baghel, while on the other hand, Congress has fielded Rajendra Sahu, a militant leader who has special influence among the youth. In such a situation, the state’s hot Lok Sabha There is a situation of direct fight between BJP and Congress in Durg, which is included in the seats.
Sahu-Kurmi population 51 percent
If we talk about caste equation in this Lok Sabha constituency which has 20 lakh 81,191 voters, Sahu and Kurmi constitute around 51 percent. This is the reason why Durg Lok Sabha elections can be considered quite interesting. BJP is considering itself in a strong position in the entire country. BJP is in the electoral fray considering Modi’s face, his plans and their implementation on the ground as a strong base. BJP believes that the work done by the Modi government in the country and the Durg Lok Sabha will definitely help the party win with huge votes.
Here, even though Congress has faced defeat in the assembly elections, Lok Sabha elections Party leaders have geared up to save their party and their existence. Rajendra Sahu, who was made the Lok Sabha candidate from Durg, is in the election season with his clean image and becoming the face of the youth. Congress believes that Rajendra Sahu will repeat the history of Durg district and this time Congress will be victorious from Durg Lok Sabha constituency.
Tamradhwaj Sahu had hoisted the flag in 2014
Durg Lok Sabha seat is quite popular from political point of view. This seat gave the taste of victory to Congress, Jan Sangh, Janata Dal and BJP and also defeated them. This seat has been in existence since the first parliamentary elections held in 1952. From here, Chandulal Chandrakar of Congress was crowned the maximum five times. Mohan Bhaiyya of Jan Sangh and Purushottam Kaushik of Janata Dal won in the anti-Congress wave. BJP first fielded BSP official Dr. Manrakhan Lal Sahu in 1996. Congress Played the caste equation card against K Chandulal. At that time this seat was dominated by the Kurmi caste. BJP’s Manrakhan Lal lost the election. Tarachand Sahu hoisted the BJP flag for the first time in 1996 in the elections held again in the same year. Since then this seat is in the possession of BJP till the year 2014. But despite the Modi wave in the 2014 Lok Sabha elections, Congress’s Tamradhwaj Sahu defeated senior BJP leader Saroj Pandey and became MP.
of the year 2018 assembly elections Tamradhwaj Sahu won by contesting on Congress ticket. After which BJP gave a chance to Vijay Baghel while Congress placed its bet on Pratima Chandrakar. Both the candidates came from Kurmi community. BJP’s Vijay Baghel performed brilliantly in this election and won by about 4.5 lakh votes. In such a situation, it can be absolutely said that this time’s election in the fort of social multiplication will be very interesting and the camel can sit on any side.
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FIRST PUBLISHED: April 9, 2024, 16:16 IST