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YEAR-END REVIEW 2023

It was a mixed bag for INDIA

and NDA this year, but the real

battle will happen in 2024

The BJP, in its campaign, will highlight the Ram Temple that will be inaugurated in Ayodhya on

January 22, 2024, just a few months ahead of the national elections

OUR BUREAU

New Delhi
he year 2023 turned out to be
a successful year for BJP as
Tit registered comprehensive
victories in the Hindi heartland and
set the stage for the 2024 Lok Sabha
elections. The party which was un-
able to repeat its government in Kar-
nataka, was able to wrest power from
Congress in Rajasthan and Chhat-
tisgarh and comprehensively retain
power in Madhya Pradesh.
BJP deployed its ‘Modi ki Guar-
antee’ tactic which ensured a sweep
in Hindi Heartland states. Coming
to Chhattisgarh, BJP introduced 47
new faces in the 90-seat Assembly.
BJP tripled its 2018 tally and was
able to secure 54 seats while Con-
gress came a distant second and
halved its previous election tally
with 35 seats. The vote share of BJP
was 46.27 per cent whereas Con-
gress had 42.23 per cent.
BJP also said that Congress
failed to deliver various poll promis-
es it made in 2018, such as banning li- As the 2024 Lok Sabha elections loom just four months away, the allocation of seats becomes pivotal for the and INDIA bloc,
quor in the state and other promises especially after recent electoral setbacks (ANI)
made to the women section of soci-
ety. BJP directed this ploy on women in month of March earlier this year. in Karnataka in May this year by top- Modi juggernaut with new-found en-
stating that Congress hardly respects The scheme was introduced in ad- pling the BJP government from its ergy.
any women across the nation. dition to the Mukhyamantri Kanya only bastion in South India. Congress’ defeat in the three
Another Hindi Heartland state,
The party, which saw a major
Madhya Pradesh went to polls where VIvah and Nikah, Mukhyamantri internal tussle over leadership in Ra- north-eastern states came into the
Kanya Abhibhavak pension.
limelight with its historic win in Kar-
BJP ensured a massive victory by Earlier in the year, Congress’ jasthan, came tumbling down as it nataka in May after the party bagged
registering victory on 163 seats. Con- victory in Himachal Pradesh helped lost the three crucial Hindi heartland 135 out of 224 seats in the state leg-
gress was only able to secure 66 seats give much-needed confidence to take states--Madhya Pradesh, Chhattis- islative assembly with a 43.2 per cent
in the polls. BJP secured 48.55 per on the Bhartiya Janata Party. In the garh, and Rajasthan--to its prime vote share as compared to 80 seats
cent while Congress was far at 40.40 second month of this year, the Con- contender, the BJP. and 39 per cent vote share in 2018.
per cent. gress lost three north-eastern states- With the Lok Sabha polls barely Such a landslide victory came to
Ladli Behna scheme, launched
by former Chief Minister Shivraj Tripura, Meghalaya and Nagaland. a few months from now, the Congress the party only after 1999, when the
needs to count its pieces, identify and
Congress won 132 seats under SM
The grand old party, however, re-
Singh Chouhan resonated with wom- gained turf with its phenomenal win fix what went wrong, and take on the Continued on next page... >>
en voters. The scheme was launched
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