Indore: BJP is banking on anti-incumbency to wrest Kalapipal seat in Shajapur district while Congress is confident of winning it again based on development work carried out in the area.Voters in Kalapipal constituency have voted for a new MLA in every election. They have never repeated an MLA so far. This goes in favour of BJP candidate, Ghanshyam Chandravanshi, who is a new face.The organisations strength and his connection with people would help us in wresting this seat from Congress, Shajapur district BJP media cell in-charge Vijay Joshi told TOI.Kalapipal, a Khatti voter dominated constituency, came into existence in 2008 after delimitation and went for the polls the same year. BJPs Babulal Verma won it with a margin of 13232 votes. In 2013, BJPs Inder Singh Parmar won the seat with a margin of 9753 votes. Congress stopped BJPs victory run in 2018 with partys Kunal Choudhary defeating Verma with a margin of 13699 votes.This time, Congress has again relied on Choudhary. Kunal Choudhary will win the election based on developmental work done in the last five years. Choudhary got the work of two dams, roads, community halls, and panchayat offices done in the area. He also helped people in getting compensation for health issues and his popularity is an advantage for the party, Shajapur district Congress committee spokesperson Govind Sharma said.We also published the following articles recentlyBJP says people will give vote of confidence to it in 2024The BJP has responded to the Congress partys criticism of the governments handling of the NPA crisis, stating that the architects of the crisis are now questioning the governments resolution efforts. The BJPs I-T department head, Amit Malviya, refuted the charges and highlighted that the problematic loans originated during the Congress-led UPA era. Malviya also mentioned measures taken by the government to address the NPA problem, such as the Insolvency and Bankruptcy Code. He further emphasized that public sector bank profits have increased significantly, and the NPA ratio is at a 10-year low.Nothing but vote-bank politics: BJPThe BJP party has accused the Congress party of playing vote-bank politics and criticized its stance on terrorism and the Israel-Hamas war. The BJP spokesperson pointed out that the senior-most leader of Congress has not written about any international conflicts recently. The Congress party has expressed its opposition to Indias abstention on a recent UN resolution regarding the Israeli ground offensive against Hamas, which did not mention Hamas actions against innocent civilians. The BJP has also criticized the silence of Congress and CPM on Hamas leader Khalid Mashals virtual participation in a conference in Kerala.Row over BJPs Ram Mandir poll posters, Congress complains to ECThe Congress party has filed a complaint with the Election Commission against the BJP for using photographs of the Ayodhya Ram Mandir in its posters. In response, the BJP asked if the Congress has a problem with the word Ram. The war of words between the two parties escalated, with BJP leaders highlighting the Congress visits to temples during election campaigns. The BJP defended the use of Ram Mandir in its posters, stating that it represents the faith of millions of people in the state.

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