Despite campaigning by political heavyweights, BJP fails to win a single Assembly seat in Yadgir district

Despite campaigning by political heavyweights, including Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Union Home Minister Amit Shah, the BJP has not been able to win even a single seat out of the four in Yadgir district in the Assembly elections.

Despite campaigning by political heavyweights, including Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Union Home Minister Amit Shah, the BJP has not been able to win even a single seat out of the four in Yadgir district in the Assembly elections.

BJP leaders, who sought votes for their party candidates, focused on issues such as their government increasing reservation for Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes and withdrawal of 4% reservation for Muslims and distributing it among Lingayats and Vokkaligas during campaigning and roadshows.

But, they did not explain to the voters about their future programmes and vision to improve the lifestyle of people if they retained power.

On January 19, Mr. Modi launched development programmes at a cost of ₹10,813 crore in Kodekal village and also inaugurated SCADA gates installed at Narayanpur Left Branch Canal and addressed a rally kick-starting for the party’s election campaign in the district.

Mr. Shah participated in a roadshow in Yadgir on April 25. And, the outgoing Chief Minister Basavaraj Bommai carried out a roadshow in Shahapur on April 28, while the former Chief Minister B.S. Yediyurappa conducted rallies in Hunsagi and Gurmitkal on April 29.

Union Minister of State for Rural Development Sadhvi Niranjan attended a programme in Gurmitkal on May 3, while Union Minister Smriti Irani participated in a women’s rally on May 6 in Yadgir.

Also, Union Minister of State for Steel Faggun Singh Kulaste campaigned for the party candidates, while actor Kiccha Sudeep participated in roadshows in Shorapur and Kembhavi on May 3.