The Maharashtra assembly elections are coming up soon, and the Mahavikas Aghadi and Mahayuti groups are making a lot of different claims. Congress’s platform includes big plans for helping people, like giving women Ђ3,000 a month and not charging them for farm loans.
In order to gain voters’ trust, the party has been showing similar programs used in states that are controlled by Congress in ads. To these claims, the BJP has responded by pointing out what it calls the “collapse” of social programs in Karnataka and Telangana while the Congress was in power.
The Anna Bhagya Yojana, which said that 1.15 crore people would get 10 kg of free rice, has also not been mostly kept. Reports say that people who qualify are getting rice through the national Pradhan Mantri Garib Kalyan Yojana and not the state-run program.
A transport company is in trouble because of the Shakti Yojana.
The Karnataka State Transport Corporation is said to be in financial trouble because of the Shakti Yojana, which lets women ride the bus for free. It is said that the government cut back on bus routes and pushed back drivers’ and operators’ pay to keep the plan going. Diesel shortages have made things even worse, which has led Deputy Chief Minister D.K. Shivakumar to think about reducing the program.
Recruitment Held Up and Unhappy Youth
Congress in Karnataka promised ₹3,000 to graduates who are out of work and ₹1,500 to diploma students, but these promises have not been kept because of a lack of money. People looking for work are also getting more and more frustrated because it takes too long for government jobs to be filled. BJP leaders also say that funds meant to help SC and ST groups and other disadvantaged groups have been taken elsewhere, leaving important aid programs unfinished.
Karnataka’s Problems Can Be Seen in Telangana
Similar claims of broken promises are made against Congress in Telangana. Ten months into the government’s term, the Mahalakshmi Yojana, which promised women ₹2,500 a month, still hasn’t come true. Newlywed women could get 10 grams of gold and ₹1 lakh through the Kalyan Lakshmi Yojana, but the process has been very slow, and thousands of applications are still being checked. The Telangana High Court has even noticed that the government hasn’t given out promised perks.
Other plans, such as Griha Jyoti, Raitu Bharvasa (which gives farmers ₹15,000 per acre), and Yuva Vikas Yojana, have also had trouble going beyond paper. The Congress’s promise to forgive ₹2 lakh in farming loans is said to have only touched 40% of the people it meant to.
The BJP’s Other Side of the Story in Maharashtra
The leaders of the BJP in Maharashtra have gone on the attack against the Congress party, saying that it is making “hollow promises.” They say that these aid programs are making it hard for states run by Congress to pay for basic government because they cost so much. Leaders of the BJP say that the same things could go wrong in Maharashtra if Congress’s claims are carried out without planning for money.
As people in Maharashtra get ready to cast their votes, the focus is still on how well each party’s claims match up with its past actions. With both alliances vying for public trust, the outcome will hinge on which narrative resonates more with the electorate: Congress’ vision of welfare or BJP’s claims of fiscal prudence and governance.