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Baljit Balli
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Saturday, Nov 03, 2012 12:00 AM
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Saturday, Nov 03, 2012 12:00 AM
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Himachal Assembly Polls on Sunday
New Delhi, November 3 (babushahi.com bureau): Battle lines have been drawn for Sunday’s poll for the 68-member Himachal Assembly where political heavyweights Prem Kumar Dhumal and Virbhadra Singh are jostling for attention of voters for whom the issue of price rise and corruption seems to have surpassed the anti-incumbency factor. The BJP and Congress are contesting all 68 seats while BSP has fielded 66 candidates followed by Himachal Lokhit Party (36), TMC (25), SP (16), CPI-M (15), NCP and Swabhiman Party (12 each), CPI (7), Shiv Sena (4) and 105 Independents. Led by Chief Minister Prem Kumar Dhumal, the incumbent BJP is hoping to script history in Himachal by going the Punjab way, where the Akali-BJP combine returned to power against historical projections. Much like Punjab, Himachal has never repeated a government since 1977. Whether the 4th November elections mark a departure from norm or whether they see the Congress repeating an Uttarakhand, remains to be seen. In all, 459 candidates are in the fray for Sunday’s elections, 27 of them women. As many as 7253 polling stations have been set up, including the highest polling station in Hikkim in Lahaul and Spiti at a height of over 15,000 feet. Counting will take place on 20th December. In the 2007 poll, BJP had won 41 as against Congress 23, while the independents and BSP won 3 and one seat respectively. Corruption in both the BJP and Congress camps is a major election issue in the state, with the latter facing graver charges in the wake of scams such as coal block allocations, 2G spectrum and Commonwealth Games by Cong-led UPA at the Centre. Though corruption charges have flown thick and high throughout the period of campaigning, the Congress has somehow managed to neutralise their effect by launching a counter offensive against Dhumal and his Cabinet colleagues. Virbhadra Singh has openly accused the CM of giving away chunks of prime land to private players at throwaway prices. The much-hyped BJP offensive against Virbhadra Singh on corruption in the wake of a series of graft allegations against him got diluted after Congress launched a counter-offensive against BJP in wake of allegations of dubious funding by companies of its President Nitin Gadkari. In fact, by the end of canvassing on Friday, corruption had taken a rear seat with price rise emerging the strongest. The BJP leadership has used LPG cap and diesel cost hike issues well to push the Congress to the wall by telling the voters how their household budgets would go for a toss. In Himachal, where rail network is negligible, diesel is the lifeline of economy and at home, LPG remains a must have in the absence of alternative fuels. Dhumal tried to woo 22.31 lakh women voters by projecting free induction hotplates as his answer to Congress LPG cap. The local Congress leaders too were pushed to get the Centre to stall another LPG price hike at the last moment. \"Price rise is affecting us badly and the LPG cap is going to disturb our household budgets. It is a major factor this time,\" says Satya Sharma in Amboya village in Sirmour district. Neelam Kumari of Bannaur village on the border with Uttarakhand in the same district airs similar views and this is also echoed by women across the state. Though national and local issues would impact election results in their own way, the emergence of BJP rebels under the umbrella of Himachal Lokhit Party (HLP) has made the fight interesting. In 12 segments out of 68, rebels will make a huge difference. That\'s a critical factor considering in 2007 elections, the victory margin in 22 seats was less than 2500 votes and in another 40 segments it was less than 5000 votes. In such a scenario, the power of Dhumal and Virbhadra to swing votes at the last moment will matter. The ground situation indicates that while the BJP may perform better in smaller districts like Hamirpur, Una, Kullu, Chamba, Solan and Nahan, the Congress will retain its hold in Shimla and Kangra districts. In Kangra, BJP rebels will mar partys chances. So far as voters\' constitution goes, a significant 50.01 percent is upper caste vote in Himachal, followed by 25.59 percent SC, 17.08 percent OBCs, 4.32 percent ST and 3 percent minority votes. Traditionally, SCs go with the Congress. The presence of a third force in HLP and also of BSP, NCP and TMC contestants will also determine results and so will independents who had bagged 8 percent of the vote share in 2007 elections when the BJP took 43.78 percent and the Congress 38.90 percent. The BSP had in the last elections managed a meagre 7.26 percent vote share followed by CPMs 0.57 percent and CPIs 0.19 percent. The Left Parties, which are part of HLP this time, are hoping to improve their tally riding on the wave of Shimla Municipal election win. Sunday’s elections will decide the fate of several key players. For two time CM Dhumal, a repeat victory would mean a stronger position within the BJP ahead of 2014 Lok Sabha polls and the party taking itself forward strongly in the next elections. For Virbhadra, who is fighting his last elections, winning is a matter of prestige considering the Congress hasn\'t projected him as the CM candidate. Maheshwar Singh, the former BJP Himachal Chief and head of HLP, is also keen to make a point by toppling the BJP applecart in and around Kullu, his home district where he is a \"raja\". Sunday’s poll will also see 96-year-old Shyam Saran Negi of Kalpa village in Kinnaur district of Himachal Pradesh, cast his vote. He is considered as the first and oldest voter in the country as per EC records.
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