In the Rajasthan legislative assembly elections, the BJP, along with Congress and the RLP, is focusing on the SC (Scheduled Caste) seats. The parties are formulating their strategies to secure as many of the state’s 34 SC seats as possible. The Congress is making efforts to reach out to the SC community by implementing plans related to Scheduled Caste initiatives.
Meanwhile, the BJP has entrusted this responsibility to prominent leaders from the SC community, such as the Union Law Minister Arjun Ram Meghwal. The Rashtriya Loktantrik Party (RLP) is also intensifying its efforts to win over the SC community.
It’s important to note that the political party that gains the support of the SC community can benefit and form the government.
This is why parties are actively courting this community.
The BJP has run a special campaign for one month to connect with SC-reserved seats and other general seats. The party is also gathering feedback on the kind of initiatives the community wants, aiming to incorporate these initiatives into their election manifesto.
The party aimed to reach out to 5 lakh SC families during the campaign.
In the previous elections, the Congress secured 19 out of 34 SC seats in 2018. Former Minister Babulal Nagar, who had contested the election as an independent candidate, also won.
He later joined the Congress. On the other hand, the BJP had to be content with just 12 seats. Meanwhile, a few months before the previous elections, Hanuman Beniwal formed the RLP, and the party won two seats.
In terms of the number of voters in SC seats, Dhaulpur’s Basedi constituency has the fewest voters this time, with 1,97,245 voters exercising their franchise.
In contrast, Bagru, an assembly constituency in Jaipur district, has the most voters with 3,35,841 voters.
