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Rajasthan, Madhya Pradesh and Chhattisgarh were the crucial States for both Congress and Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) during the recently concluded Assembly elections.
Both the rival parties’ leaders, Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Congress President Rahul Gandhi, addressed several public rallies in these States during the campaign.
A study has been conducted on the impact of the visits of these leaders during the campaign period post-October 6 (the day elections were announced in these States). Though they visited different locations, only those places visited by both the leaders have been listed here.
The study was made on the performance of the candidates in the respective Assembly constituencies with Parliamentary constituencies/districts of these locations as the base.
If a leader had visited Sikar in Rajasthan, the performance of his party’s candidates in eight of the Assembly constituencies under Sikar Lok Sabha constituency has been taken into consideration.
Rajasthan
In Rajasthan, Modi addressed 18 rallies and video conferences, and Rahul Gandhi 14 rallies and road shows. This included six common locations — Karauli-Dholpur, Sikar, Alwar, Bhilwara, Jodhpur and Hanumangarh.
The Congress was able to win 53.19 per cent of 47 Assembly seats in these locations, and the BJP 27.65 per cent of seats.
Madhya Pradesh
In Madhya Pradesh, Modi participated in 16 rallies and video conferences, andRahul in 23 rallies, road shows and meetings with select section of the society.
This included seven common locations — Damoh, Tikamgarh, Gwalior, Indore, Jhabua, Vidisha and Jabalpur. These locations spanned 56 Assembly constituencies.
The Congress won 51.78 per cent of Assembly seats in these locations, and the BJP 44.64 per cent.
Chhattisgarh
In Chhattisgarh, Modi conducted six rallies and video conferences, and Rahul 14 rallies, road shows and meetings with select section of the society. Raipur and Korba were the common locations for both the leaders. These locations had 16 Assembly constituencies.
The Congress registered wins in 68.75 per cent of Assembly seats, and the BJP managed to get 18.75 per cent of the seats.
Telangana & Mizoram
It was a no-show for the Congress in Telangana where Rahul and Modi had both visited three locations, which have 21 Assembly constituencies under them. The BJP managed to get 4.76 per cent of seats.
In Mizoram, Modi visited one location and Rahul two. There was no common location.
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