In social media age, 'khatla' meetings, 'haat' processions still popular to woo voters in Jhabua
A charpoy is known as 'khatla' in the local dialect of Jhabua which is a stronghold of Bhil tribals.
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A charpoy is known as 'khatla' in the local dialect of Jhabua which is a stronghold of Bhil tribals.
The candidates believe that 'khatla' meetings and processions taken out in 'haat' (local markets) are quite effective and help in connecting better with voters living in remote and scattered settlements of Jhabua.
As the deadline for withdrawal of nominations closed, both the BJP and Congress are still facing uncertainty due to rebels who have refused to withdra
Despite efforts to placate rebels, the BJP and Congress are uncertain as the deadline for the withdrawal of nominations closes. Congress managed to pacify around 15 rebels, but still have to deal with at least 30 more. BJP's Union Home Minister Amit Shah had already managed to placate around 15 rebels.
Incumbent BJP has been trying to win back tribal support base from Cong as it could win only 16 of 47 ST-reserved seats against the latter's 30 in 2018 MP polls