BJP's outreach suffers setback as party scores '0' in tribal seats

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Kumar Anshuman

, ET BureauLast Updated: May 15, 2023, 12:42 AM IST

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The next phase of the assembly elections is in the key heartland states of Madhya Pradesh, Rajasthan and Chhattisgarh where tribal voters play a crucial role. Like Karnataka, Congress is the main opponent of BJP in all the three states, and it dominated among the tribal voters in 2018. The three states account for 101 ST reserved assembly seats out of which Congress won 71 seats while BJP won 26 and the rest was won by others.

bjp elections — Over the past year, BJP has put its focus on reaching out to the tribal population in the upcoming assembly and 2024 Lok Sabha elections.

Karnataka results have come as a setback for BJP's tribal outreach programme. In 2018, BJP had won six of the 15 ST reserved seats in Karnataka while the party lost all those seats to Congress this time.

The next phase of the assembly elections is in the key heartland states of Madhya Pradesh, Rajasthan and Chhattisgarh where tribal voters play a crucial role. Like Karnataka, Congress is the main opponent of BJP in all the three states, and it dominated among the tribal voters in 2018. The three states account for 101 ST reserved assembly seats out of which Congress won 71 seats while BJP won 26 and the rest was won by others.

Of the three states, Madhya Pradesh has the highest 47 ST reserved seats and in 2018, Congress won 31 while BJP won 16 seats. Out of 29 ST reserved seats in Chhattisgarh, Congress won 27 while BJP could get only two in 2018.

In Rajasthan, out of 25 ST reserved seats, Congress won 13 while BJP won eight seats.

Over the past year, BJP has put its focus on reaching out to the tribal population in the upcoming assembly and 2024 Lok Sabha elections.

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