Thu. Mar 28th, 2024

Apart from working on conciliating party rebels in fray for the upcoming Rajasthan assembly elections, top Congress leaders and party candidates started to find a way to deal with candidates who play spoil game, especially on minority-dominated seats.

The figures reveal that on 16 assembly constituencies in the state are dominated by Muslims – traditionally Congress supporters – in these 16 seats around 125 of 382 candidates have filed nominations, are from minority, which might act as a game spoiler for the party’s official candidate.

In 2013, there were 80 candidates from the minority on  16 seats. The ‘rebels’ may unbalance Congress Tally. The fate of Congress candidate would have changed, if the rebel, other party or independent candidates had not contested.

Recently, Congress has expelled over 11 leaders including 4 Cabinet Ministers when they refused to withdraw their nominations against the party’s official candidate.

Constituencies, where Congress fields minority candidates from, are Churu, Fatehpur, Kishanpole, Adarsh Nagar, Sawai Madhopur, Pushkar, Nagaur, Makrana, Pokhran, Sheo, Ramgarh, Kaman, Soorsagar, Ladpura, Tijara and Tonk. However, after 46 years, Congress for the first time has a non-muslim face on Tonk. Congress Pradesh Chief Sachin Pilot is from the constituency against the BP’s Lone Muslim Face, Yoonus Khan

In 2013, maximum numbers of candidates from the minority in the electoral race were from Kishanpole (17), Adarsh Nagar (17), Kaman (11) and Tijara (6). In the nominations filed for 2018 elections, maximum are from Adarsh Nagar (39) and Kishanpole (34), and in the rest of the places, the numbers range from one to six.

In 2013, Congress candidate from Kaman (Bharatpur), Zahida Khan lost to BJP’s Jagat Singh with a margin of 3,357 votes. In that elections, 10 candidates from the minority in total bagged 8,207 votes in Kaman Seat. In Adarsh Nagar constituency, late Mahir Azad lost to Ashok Parnami with a margin of 3,803 votes – candidates from minority received total 4,556

It is noteworthy that, in Muslim dominated areas more candidates from the minority in the fray has always ended hurting congress. The statistics reflect that had the rebel and independent from minority, which traditionally is a Congress voter, it would not have played spoilsport, the party’s number in the state assembly had been better.

Congress spokesperson Pratap Singh said, “These rebel and independents are sponsored by BJP. Congress this time is alert and will make efforts that such things do not happen.”

BJP spokesperson Mukesh Pareek said BJP has faith on party candidates and do not need to support any other. “The candidates are selected on the basis of worker’s feedback and voters,” he said

The state will poll on December 7 while results will be announced on December 11 with other state assembly elections.

By talharashid

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