Lok Sabha polls: BJP banks on Modi, Congress on local candidate in Barmer

Outside the Barmer railway station, there are two huge hoardings. One features Congress’ Manvendra Singh with various local party leaders — none of the Gandhi family scions are there. Right next to it features one one person — Prime Minister Narendra Modi with the slogan ‘Modi hain toh mumkin hain’. Another smaller hoarding a few metres down the road does feature the face of BJP’s Barmer candidate Kailash Chaudhary, dwarfed by a larger picture of Modi.

Barmer is India’s largest constituency by area after Ladakh. Home to important military installations like Jaisalmer Air Force station, Uttarlai Air Force station, and the