By Haresh Jhala Ahmedabad 12 August : Former Union minister and president of the Gujarat Pradesh Congress Committee, Bharatsinh Solanki believes there is an immediate Congress-Bharatiya Jaata Party battle in the forthcoming Assembly elections.To get to the magic number of 92 seats in the Assembly of 182 seats and the Congress will join forces with similar-minded party, he said.
In an interview with IANS Solanki said, “Once the Congress joins with like-minded political parties, it’ll be in an easy fight with the BJP There could be a couple of additional parties in the fight but their participation will be minimal or on a couple of seats.There is no chance of an angular or four cornered race.”
Bharatsinh is the son of the former Chief Minister Madhavsinh Solanki who coined the term “KHAM” (Kshatriya, Harijan, Adivasi, Muslims) social engineering in the state.He believes that times have changed the way we think about social engineering.
not work, and no political party is dependent on one or a handful of communities.Small communities or groups have to be considered as serious.
There is a vast contrast between 2017 and 2022.The people of this time are unhappy with the government of BJP in the state.
unemployment, and inflation are the main issues.The Congress will not simply raise these issues, but instead present with solutions.
It will devise a plan to boost the economy of the state and ensure that the people’s income grows, and with the fact that taxation needs to be restructured to increase industry and trade, said Solanki.This will assist the Congress to appeal to voters and gain the hearts of people and increase their influence in the state.
The Congress is also working on budget allocations.If it is elected, it will look at reorganization of budget allocations.
This will mean that money is put in the pockets of the people instead of a select group or industrial establishments.When more cash is in the hands of the masses, the money circulation will increase and the economy rebounded, he suggested.
In avoiding a direct response on projecting a chief ministerial look and the various factions in the party, Solanki said that it is the responsibility of the party’s national leadership to decide if they would like to project one individual or not.I’m not able suggest that they do it.He said that the state leadership is working to win the election of the party.
-IANS haresh/bg
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