Ranchi

Day of reckoning: Candidates resort to last-minute efforts

Ajay Samar, Vinod Prasad

After the high voltage campaigning in the run up to the general elections came to an end on Tuesday in four parliamentary constituency of Jharkhand where polls will be conducted today, candidates on Wednesday tried their best to meet their voters personally through door to door campaigns.

The leaders made last ditch efforts in Koderma, Chatra, lohardaga and Palamau to woo the voters and undertook hectic campaigning throughout the day. In Koderma, where a total of 20candidates are in the fray BJP’s state president Ravindra Rai, five times elected  MP late Ritlal Pd. Verma’s son and JVM candidate Pranav Verma, two times MP and candidate of Congress Tilakdhari singh, CPI(Ml) candidate Rajkumar Yadav and others met people during the day to seek votes for their victory.

The candidates were on door to door campaigning throughout the day. They are in spree to motivate voters in favour of themselves. on Wednesday the candidate from major parties and those are in neck to neck contest were in their constituency areas to lure voters with different issues of public interest. Ravindra Rai was on a spree with his party’s motto congress free India and with the issue of price rise, corruption among others. He visited the villagesJharkhanddham,Parsan,Murkhari,Khorimahua,Hirodih,Kathwara,Babudih,Remba and others in Rajdhanwar assembly constituency.

JVM’s Pranav Verma also visited villages in Birni Block under Rajdhanwar assembly in Giridih district with his slogan “Berojgaron ko Rojgar” (employment to youths), education and development  and CPI(Ml) candidate Rajkumar yadav was also in Rajdhanwar assembly and visited at least 15-20 villages in Ganwan, Rajdhanwar and Birni Block with his promise to became voice of Koderma’s people. He tried to convince people about his struggle for the poor and labourers.

In lohardaga, where there prominent candidates are in neck and neck contest, party members organized meetings and exercised door-to-door campaign.  BJP candidate Sudarshan Bhagat, TMC’s Chamra linda and Comgress’s Dr. Rameshwar Oraon made it appoint to interact with locals in their constituency. Party cadres were also seen communicating with voters till Thursday evening.

Similarly, in Palamau and Chatra prominent candidates resorted to door to door campaigning in the wake of set norms of the Election Commission.  BJP candidates in Palamau and Chatra made it a point that they meet the locals ahead of the poll day on Tuesday and Wednesday.

BJP’s candidate from Palamau VD Ram met the local scribes in the day and expressed his confidence that the voters would do justice to the right candidate in the polls. Although, the interpersonal communication was reported less in the constituency due to Ramnavami celebrations a day before, some candidates met their voters in the afternoon.