This will be for the first time in the entire Madhya Pradesh that caste-based elections would be witnessed in the next couple of months.
So far, caste based polling was clearly witnessed in Uttar Pradesh and Bihar only. In Madhya Pradesh, such a trend was limited to only Gwalior-Chambal region.
But this time, presence of the caste based organizations in the political arena would certainly change the scenario. These caste-based parties would be positing a threat to the ruling Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) in the upcoming assembly elections in the State.
These caste-based organizations including Anusuchit Jati-Janjati Evam karmachari Sangh (AJAKS) and Samanya Pichhra Alpsankhyak Kalyan Samaj (SAPAKS) are up in the arms against the political parties. AJAKS has clearly said that people belonging to reserved categories would not vote for the savarn (upper caste) candidates in the elections, while the SAPAKS has decided to field its candidates in all the 230 assembly constituencies.
Besides, Jai Adivasi Yuva Shakti (JAYS), a tribal organization, too has now announced that it contest the upcoming State assembly elections and the first list of candidates would be declared soon.
JAYS is an organisation that represents the educated and progressive youth from the tribal community, announced that it will contest for 80 seats in the tribal-dominant areas of the State.
It has declared 35 seats on which candidates would be fielded.
Vice-president of the State BJP Vijesh Lunawat told ‘The Pioneer’ that the changed scenario would not affect the BJP, as it believes in Sarv sparshi and sarv vyapi ideology and believes in development of everyone.
The party follows the sentiments of its ideologue Deen Dayal Upadhyay that last person in last queue should get benefitted. This is why people of the State voted the BJP to power in Madhya Pradesh. This time too, the BJUP would come to power, he added.
Lunawat further stated that the BJP is against victimization of anybody in the society. It believes in taking along all the sections of the society. This is for the betterment of the society and the State. Whoever is going away following different issues would be convinced soon, he added.