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| Chhattisgarh polls: Congress eyeing |
| Chhattisgarh polls: Congress eyeing hat-trick, BJP counts on anti-incumbency factor in Sitapur
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| INDIA
, 18-November-2013
5:17:8 AM |
| The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) may spoil a hat-trick of wins for Congress from Sarguja's Sitapur Assembly seat as the sentiment on the ground suggests that it could well be the anti-incumbency factor which rules the vote in Sitapur.
Although sitting MLA Amarjeet Bhagat, who has been for the last 10 years representing Sitapur in the Chhattisgarh Assembly, is confident about Congress sweeping the seat for a third straight term, the rival BJP candidate claims that all the signs portend a change.
"People have seen development work in the area... they will choose me again," states Amarjeet Bhagat. He had won the 2008 Assembly polls by a margin of 1,722 votes over BJP's Ganesh Ram Bhagat, who had polled 34,579 votes.
The BJP candidate contesting tomorrow's election is Raja Ram Bhagat. He has promised a slew of development projects in the area if elected MLA, including construction of schools and colleges.
"I will also try to generate employment opportunities for youths here," he said.
Sitapur is located close to Mainpat, a small hill station, and it is the area's tourism potential which is being seen as one of the keys to unlocking the economic fortunes of the people here. But that aspect is yet to receive proper attention, or so claim locals.
"The area has huge potential for tourism. But our public representatives have not done anything to exploit its potential.
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