The Pollachi Lok Sabha constituency is all set to witness a tough fight on Friday as vigorous campaigning by Dravidian majors AIADMK and DMK and national party BJP concluded on Wednesday.
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AIADMK’s A. Karthikeyan concluded his campaigning with a rally near the new bus stand at Pollachi in which hundreds of party supporters attended.
“I have witnessed several elections. But, I have not witnessed such a reception from the voters in any other election. People waved the victory sign at us wherever we went for campaigning. We are expecting nothing but victory,” Mr. Karthikeyan said.
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The AIADMK is largely banking on the traditional vote from the six Assembly segments in the constituency, namely Thondamuthur, Kinathukadavu, Pollachi, Valparai, Udumalpet and Madathukulam, all of them represented by AIADMK MLAs.
The DMK is hoping to cash in on various popular welfare schemes introduced by the State government, besides urging voters for a change in the Centre.
“We have worked hard and the result was visible from the reception given by people across the constituency. At many places, we were shocked by the support extended for the party. The victory is ours,” said DMK’s candidate K. Eswarasamy, whose campaigning concluded at Thermutti, Pollachi.
BJP’s candidate K. Vasantha Rajan concluded the campaigning at the five corner junction on Palladam Road with a rally attended by hundreds of cadres. He is expecting the total voting percentage in Pollachi to increase in the polling on Friday.
“Many people, who have stayed away from voting, will be voting this time. They are campaigning on social media platforms and voters are definitely looking for a change. I have covered 600 points during the campaigning and could not see hardly any developmental work brought by previous MPs. Voters said they did not even turn to thank them after winning. People, especially women, do not want liquor shops,” he said.