Dehradun: In the upcoming Uttarakhand local bodies elections, women are set to be game changers for both the BJP and Congress. The BJP has fielded women ward councillors in 44 out of 100 wards, while the Congress has fielded 45 women councillors.
With nearly half of the municipal corporation area’s population being women, both parties have strategically nominated women for 44 and 45 percent of the ward councilor seats, respectively. The BJP and Congress have recognized the importance of women leaders and have not hesitated to nominate them, even in general wards where women leaders dominate.
Decisive role of women in elections
In these municipal elections, women will not only play a decisive role through voting but also in the formation of the corporation. Many councilor aspirants in the BJP are active office bearers of BJP Mahila Morcha Mahanagar, participating enthusiastically in party programs. Similarly, Mahanagar Congress has given opportunities to active and hardworking women office bearers to lead in their wards.
Both parties intensifying their campaigns by forming groups of women
Both BJP and Congress are intensifying their campaigns by forming groups of women who campaign daily in their respective wards. Prominent women leaders like Cantt MLA Savita Kapoor and BJYM national vice president Neha Joshi are actively campaigning for BJP women councilor candidates. On the Congress side, State President of Mahila Congress Jyoti Rautela, Congress spokesperson Garima Mahara Dasauni, Sonia Anand, and Asha Manorama Sharma Dobariyal are leading the charge.
Door-to-Door campaigning by women candidates
Young women associated with BJYM and Akhil Bharatiya Vidyarthi Parishad are engaged in door-to-door campaigning for BJP women councillor candidates. Similarly, women workers and officers of Youth Congress and NSUI are campaigning for Congress women councillor candidates by forming groups and reaching out to voters.
Various religious and cultural programs showing women Power
In addition to managing the campaigns, women candidates are organizing various religious and cultural programs. Metropolitan Congress President Dr. Jaswinder Singh Gogi emphasized that the party respects women power and gives them opportunities to lead. He highlighted the significant role women have played in the development of Uttarakhand from the state movement to the present day.
