Along with the three election-bound states in northern India, election activities are also in full swing in Telangana. In the initial phase, BJP had given a lot of emphasis here, but at present it seems to be retreating here. The main contest is between the ruling Bharat Rashtra Samithi and the Congress. It is believed that the election here will be decided in the hands of the farmers of the state, on which both the government and the opposition have put their full share.
The state’s BRS government has claimed that farmers’ incomes are doubling. He says that efforts have been made to improve the condition of farmers by running special programs for them. They get electricity at low rates and efforts have been made to increase their agricultural area by making better arrangements for irrigation.
The KCR government in Telangana has launched a multi-stage lift irrigation project. Efforts have been made to change the plight of farmers by implementing schemes like Rythu Bandhu Yojana, Rythu Bandhu Kisan Bima Yojana, Telangana Yantra Lakshmi. Work has been done to free farmers from the debt trap by implementing farmer loan write-offs in phases. This has improved the condition of the farmers. They have become more independent. The government assesses that it can gain electoral advantages from this.
Congress also bet on farmers
Congress is trying to take the lead by announcing many free programs in Rajasthan, Madhya Pradesh and Chhattisgarh. He has been working to carry forward the same plan in Telangana as well. The party claims that after coming to power, it will provide free electricity to farmers, subsidize fertilizers and water and start special agriculture-centric schemes. Congress leader Rahul Gandhi has also talked about running farmer-centric schemes during his visit to the state. Therefore, in the coming times, we may see more announcements on the issue of farmers in the state. It remains to be seen which political party the farmer trusts.
South politics is different from North India
Political commentator Sanjay Sharma told Amar Ujala that South Indian politics is different from North India in many ways. Here voters expect to get direct freebies from political parties. They want direct help from the ruling party through various schemes. In such a situation, only the party which is successful in providing direct assistance to them is expected to be successful. Since BRS is in power, it can try to prove its strong hold among the public through various schemes. In this episode, she is seen in front at first sight.
But as the Congress has won the trust of the people by successfully implementing its plans in various states, Karnataka emerges as a great model in the south, the Congress may also try to woo the voters. But we have to wait for the election results to understand whose promises the public trusted.
