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This time, the Rajya Sabha election winds passing through Jharkhand’s capital Ranchi have become very interesting and a subject of curiosity for political pundits across the country. From a diplomatic and economic point of view, this time the Upper House contest is not just about votes, but has turned into a direct and huge clash between the country’s biggest rich and millionaire leaders. The financial figures that have emerged from the affidavits filed by the candidates before the Election Commission have surprised everyone. Among all the bigwigs who contested the election, Parimal Nathwani, director of corporate affairs of Reliance Industries and a powerful leader, has left everyone far behind in this race of rich candidates due to his immense wealth. In this high-profile contest, along with the electoral battle, this mathematics of money and wealth is creating a new narrative in the politics of the state.
Election affidavit reveals secret, Parimal Nathwani becomes richest candidate of Jharkhand
With the filing of nomination forms for the Rajya Sabha elections, when the official details of the assets of all the candidates became public, Parimal Nathwani’s name started shining at the top. Nathwani, who has long been a prominent face of the country’s big corporate houses and has previously represented Jharkhand, has a net worth of billions of rupees. Not only does he own valuable immovable assets in various metropolitan cities of the country like Mumbai and Ahmedabad, but he is also far ahead of other candidates in terms of shares, bonds and financial investments in various listed companies. His huge economic power has made the electoral contest completely one-sided and high-profile.
In this race of millionaires, other candidates are no less than anyone, they are showing off their wealth.
Even though Parimal Nathwani has maintained a huge lead in terms of assets, the candidates of other parties standing in front of him in the election race are no less influential. The list of other candidates supported by Jharkhand Mukti Morcha (JMM), Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) and Congress is also full of millionaires. According to the affidavits, the rival candidates also have luxurious bungalows in cities like Ranchi, Patna and Delhi, expensive luxury cars, huge quantities of gold and silver jewelery and bank fixed deposits (FDs) worth crores of rupees. Looking at this election battle in Ranchi, it seems that along with the fight between two political ideologies, it has also become a unique exhibition between the most affluent faces of the country.
This unique cocktail of corporate influence and grassroots politics will affect the voting equations.
Political analysts believe that in this special election of Rajya Sabha, where the Legislative Assembly MLAs (MLAs) cast their votes directly, the economic background and corporate clout of the candidates matter a lot. The presence of independent and influential faces like Parimal Nathwani in the fray has always influenced the inclination of small parties and independent MLAs. Due to this unique alliance of money power and manpower, there is always a possibility of cross voting or change of political party in the last moments of the elections, due to which the high command of every party has been forced to save their respective MLAs and keep a close watch on them.
All eyes are on from Ranchi to Delhi, know what will happen next in this rich war of power.
As the voting date is approaching, the heat from the political corridors of Ranchi is being felt even in the corridors of the capital Delhi. Internal meetings and strategy making within political parties continue till late night. While the opposition is trying to make this election an issue of capitalists versus the general public, the supporting camp argues that for the development of the country and strong advocacy of Jharkhand in the Parliament, it is very important for such economically strong and experienced faces to go to the Upper House. However, the eyes of the entire country are fixed on who will emerge victorious in this amazing battle of wealth and influence and who will cross the threshold of Rajya Sabha.