nChhattisgarh’s opposition BJP has stepped up contact drives in Chitrakot and Dantewada assembly seats where assembly bypolls will be held in coming up months. The dates for both the seats have not been announced so far.
The Chitrakot seat fell vacant after resignation of Congress MLA Deepak Baij who has been elected to Lok Sabha 2019 from Bastar seat while Dantewada seat became vacant after sitting BJP MLA Bhima Mandavi was killed by alleged Naxals in April this year.
BJP state president Vikram Usendi during a meeting at Tokapal and tour of Chitrakot Assembly constituency urged party workers to wrest the seat from Congress. He said that the party should launch a door-to-door membership drive in the constituency.
Usendi while motivating the party workers said Chitrakot seat had been party’s stronghold till late last year and party cadres must ensure that BJP wins the seat.
Former Minister and BJP’s tribal leader Kedar Kashyap, former Lok Sabha MP from Bastar Dinesh Kashyap and other leaders also claimed that party would win both the seats on the basis of the hard work and dedication of party workers.