Kerala Politicians gearing up for assembly polls, BJP ,congress ,election campaign Kerala polls,kerala assembly election 2016
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Kerala Politicians gearing up for assembly polls, BJP ,congress ,election campaign Kerala polls,kerala assembly election 2016
Thiruvananthapuram: It's a season of political yatras in Kerala with all parties gearing up for polls due in next two-three months. National leaders have kickstarted their campaigns with an aim to sway an electorate that wants more substance than rhetoric.
Amal Babu, a resident, said, "When a party needs these yatras to affirm their place in the society it means there is some problem within the party or they feel that they need some more efforts to make their position in the peoples mind more strong."
Political analysts believed that these yatras are primarily aimed at gathering party cadres to prepare them for elections. Though 140 constituencies are covered, primarily in urban areas, there is no actual attempt to address basic issues.
Political analyst J Prabhash said, "Had the intentions of the yatras been to come closer to the people they would have visited the villages. That is one of the reasons why people are averse to these yatras."
Politicians, meanwhile, claimed that local issues are extensively discussed during yatras. Congress claimed that people have been widely supportive of government policies including prohibition.
The 'Vimochana Yatra' led by BJP state president Kummanam Rajashekarana has asked people to vote for change stating that both the Congress and the Left have done equal damage to the state. CPM, however, claimed that people are upset with rampant corruption under the state government