The saffron party seems to have gone a bit easy over age this time by fielding 14 candidates who are 70-plus, with the oldest being 80. In contrast, the opposition Congress has fielded nine septuagenarians for the November 17 polls. According to political observers, BJP s move to go with warhorses could be the fallout of its drubbing in the Karnataka elections where it apparently picked younger candidates over old-timers like former chief minister Jagadish Shettar (67) and ex-deputy CM K S Eshwarappa, then 74.
"They stopped the Sambal Yojana, they conducted the marriages of the girls but did not give the money to them under Kanvya Vivah Yojana. Now, if a girl gets married, we will give Rs 100,000 under Kanyadaan Yojana. They (Congress) stopped the Teerth Darshan Yojna. I sent people on pilgrimages by train but the Congress got it stopped. We started it again. Now I will send people on a pilgrimage by plane," CM Chouhan added.
Madhya Pradesh Elections 2023: The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) promised to provide free ration to the poor for the next five years and LPG cylinders to women at ₹450.
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