Candidates resort to totkas & lucky charms to win

  • | Monday | 19th November, 2018

“I conduct puja every day at the temple in our house but during election, I make sure that I do tulsi puja every day. Akash Vijaywargiya, candidate from Indore-3 has his faith in his ‘lucky charms’ – his wife Sonam and mother Asha. “Her presence has been instrumental in my victory and I make sure that I touch her feet before taking any major decision. The BJP supporters were also not behind and distributed yellow rice grains in different areas while holding lotus in their hands. The duo is known to reach different wards a day early and tell residents about Akash.

Indore: Candidates in city are coming up with out of the box ideas and are using ‘poll totkas’ to make sure they register a win in this assembly election.While some candidates are distributing three-coloured rice, others are asking for help from their ‘lucky charm’ — wives and mothers — in campaigning.A BJP candidate makes sure he touches the feet of his mother before taking any major decision, whereas two woman candidates do not get out of the house for campaigning without conducting ‘tulsi puja’.For BJP candidate from Indore-5 Mahendra Hardia , touching feet of his mother is a mandatory ritual. “Her presence has been instrumental in my victory and I make sure that I touch her feet before taking any major decision. During campaigning, I take her blessings before moving out every day. She is lucky for me,” he said.Congress candidate Satyanarayan Patel visits every temple that falls in the ward, where he is campaigning every day.The BJP and Congress candidates from Dhar constituency Neena Verma and Prabha Gautam have a routine of conducting ‘tulsi puja’ before starting campaign trail every day. “I conduct puja every day at the temple in our house but during election, I make sure that I do tulsi puja every day. It is a source of positive energy,” said Gautam.Supporters of Congress candidate from Indore-3 Ashwin Joshi distributed pinches of three-coloured rice grains to all locals in Rajwada, Ada Bazaar, Koyla Bakhla, Machhi Bazaar, Pandarinath etc. The BJP supporters were also not behind and distributed yellow rice grains in different areas while holding lotus in their hands. They also gave lotus flowers to some people. Akash Vijaywargiya, candidate from Indore-3 has his faith in his ‘lucky charms’ – his wife Sonam and mother Asha. The duo is known to reach different wards a day early and tell residents about Akash. They have also held several meetings with woman voters and asked for votes.Rajesh Sonkar, BJP candidate from Sanwer surprised everyone on Saturday, when he washed utensils to help a woman while talking to her during his campaign.Congress candidate from Rau Jitu Patwari and BJP candidate from Jhabua GS Damor chose to make tea for their supporters while campaigning in their respective areas.

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