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Rajasthan Panchayat Elections: Fertilizer Shortage Poses Major Challenge for BJP as Congress Steps Up Pressure
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News18•08-10-2026, 12:40
Rajasthan Panchayat Elections: Fertilizer Shortage Poses Major Challenge for BJP as Congress Steps Up Pressure
- •Panchayat elections have begun in Rajasthan with notifications issued by the State Election Commission.
- •Farmers across several districts are facing severe shortages of urea and DAP, leading to long queues and protests.
- •Despite claims of adequate stock in warehouses, farmers are struggling to get fertilizers for Rabi crop sowing.
- •The opposition Congress party has slammed the government, announcing it will make the fertilizer crisis a major campaign issue.
- •BJP State President Madan Rathore dismissed the allegations, accusing the opposition of spreading confusion.
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Farmers are staging protests in regions like Baran and Dausa due to severe fertilizer shortages just as Rabi crop sowing is set to begin, forcing them to stand in long queues for hours.
The Congress party has criticized the ruling BJP government, with Leader of the Opposition Tikaram Julie stating that fertilizers are being distributed under police protection and vowing to make the crisis a major campaign issue against the government.
BJP State President Madan Rathore claimed that government warehouses hold adequate stocks, accusing the opposition of spreading political confusion, while departmental data confirms 4.77 lakh tonnes of urea and DAP are available statewide.
