Haryana polls: BJP to cement its strong hold on GT belt as it focuses on non-Jat politics

The saffron party BJP's has a strong hold in GT belt of Haryana has played an instrumental role for the party to form government in the state and serve two terms.

- SWATI MAHAJAN

Thus, a blueprint has been prepared by the party to strengthen GT belt and yet again form the government for the third time.

Thus, Prime Minister Narendra Modi will not only start the BJP's campaign from Kurukshetra on Saturday, but will also keep its eyes on GT belt. Meanwhile, BJP faces challenge to save its stronghold in GT belt this time. In the last two Lok Sabha elections, BJP not only won the three seats in GT Road Belt Ambala, Kurukshetra and Karnal, but also increased its vote share tremendously.

However, the party, which has been emphasising on nonJat politics faces the challenge of saving its old stronghold.

This is the reason why this time the Assembly elections are being announced from North Haryana instead of South Haryana. Most of the urban areas come in the GT Road belt of Haryana. Assembly seats of Ambala, Karnal, Panipat, Kurukshetra, Yamunanagar, Panchkula and Kaithal districts fall in this belt.