Urban areas forgotten as campaigners focus on villages

In comparison, the Aam Aadmi Party, whose candidate is Surinder Pal Singh, has shown more inclination towards attracting voters in urban areas. Though AAP has campaigned in rural areas of Barwala, Raipur Rani, Morni, Amravati Enclave, Chandimandir, Surajpur, Labour colony and Madawala, it still has also covered areas such as Sectors 2, 4, 6, 7, 8 and 9.

When asked the reason for this trend, BJP district president Vishal Seth said, “We felt that in the past few days more effort was being given to rural areas and that there was a need to woo voters in urban areas as well. From tomorrow onwards, we would be starting a two-day campaign focussed on attracting voters in urban areas.”

Senior BJP leader Gyan Chand Gupta claimed the trend was an illusion. “Campaigning in urban areas is performed in differently. Door -to-door campaigning is preferred there. Information technology and social media are used to attract urban population.”