The rise of Communist, tribal, Jat leaders in Rajasthan Assembly polls

In Rajasthan, the communist party won two seats in Bhadra and Dungargarh and candidates floated by the party emerged as runner-up in two constituencies

In a significant development in Rajasthan, communists won two seats from Bhadra (Hanumangarh) and Dungargarh (Bikaner). The party had no representative in the last assembly. On two other seats – Raisinghnagar (Ganganagar) and Dhod (Sikar) – CPI(M) candidates emerged as the runners-up.

The victory is being attributed to the farmers’ protests led under the banner of All India Kisan Sabha across the state.

Balwan Poonia, the CPI(M) candidate from Bhadra seat led his campaign around the protest he undertook to get back the additional interest farmers were charged on their Kisan Credit Card (KCC) loans. He also helped secure claims