BJP focuses on micro-mgmt, development works, Cong banks on silent voters in Karnal
As the Karnal mayoral elections draw closer, the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) is leaving no stone unturned in its campaign strategy, focusing on micro-management by directly reaching out to voters at the grassroots level.
From door-to-door canvassing to booth-level outreach, panna pramukhs, booth-level committees, are actively mobilising support by holding meetings with people to secure victory for the BJP’s mayoral and councillor candidates. Besides this, the BJP workers and leaders -- elated with two consecutive victories from the Karnal Assembly segment in the last year’s Lok Sabha and Assembly elections-- are also banking on the development work carried out over the past 10 years.
“In the Lok Sabha and Assembly elections, the people of Karnal gave the BJP a grand victory. Our government has carried out overall development in the city without any discrimination. We are hopeful that the people of Karnal will bless us again with a huge margin,” said Renu Bala Gupta, BJP's mayoral candidate.
She said under the BJP regime, Karnal city was included in the list of 100 Smart Cities in the country. As part of the Smart City project, several infrastructure projects worth crores were completed. “Under the leadership of Prime Minister Narendra Modi, Chief Minister Nayab Singh Saini and Union Power Minister Manohar Lal Khattar, Karnal city is witnessing rapid development. Every BJP worker is working at the grassroots level to ensure victory and bring triple engine government,” she said.
during campaigning in Karnal.
Karnal MLA Jagmohan Anand also praised the efforts of party workers and leaders. “We have a strong organisational structure, and every worker is working tirelessly to ensure the victory of our party’s candidate, Renu Bala Gupta, and our councillor candidates. They are not only holding meetings with people but also reaching out to the voters through door-to-door campaigning for ensuring triple engine government,” Anand said. He said the Congress was contesting without a solid organisational structure and several of its leaders had already joined the BJP.
Meanwhile, the Congress was relying on the power of silent voters —those who may not be vocal but could influence the final outcome. The party believes that growing dissatisfaction among the urban voters over issues such as pending infrastructure projects, sanitation and unauthorised colonies could work in its favour.
While the Congress was not conducting high-decibel rallies like the BJP, it was banking on an undercurrent of support that could translate into votes on the polling day.
“People are fed up with the BJP government’s performance, and they want change. We are receiving strong support from all sections of society. There is an undercurrent in favour of the Congress,” said Manoj Wadhwa, Congress’s mayoral candidate from Karnal.
Former Speaker and senior Congress leader Kuldeep Sharma
