THE Maoist-affected Bastar Lok Sabha seat in south Chhattisgarh will witness a keen contest between a relatively unknown new face from BJP and a senior Congress leader in the first phase of polling on April 19.
The elections in the reserved seat with predominantly tribal population will not just decide the political fortune of the candidates but also test the leadership potential of state party chiefs from Bastar region Kiran Dev (BJP) and Deepak Baij (Congress).
The BJP is strongly relying on PM Modi's "magic." In the 2023 Assembly polls, the party believed the religious conversion issue worked for them in nearly half of the 12 assembly seats of the Bastar zone.
Apparently relying on such perception, the saffron party has picked a locally known 'Hinduvta' face Mahesh Kashyap, a senior leader of the Vishwa Hindu Parishad (VHP).
The Congress candidate Kawasi Lakhma, former excise minister in the Bhupesh Baghel-led government and a six-time MLA from Konta seat, is a familiar face in Bastar. He is known to stir up rows with his remarks to remain in vogue.
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