Top themes of Agriculture minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan campaign speech at an election rally:
“Foreign infiltration is at an all-time high. Now, Bangladeshi infiltrators come and settle here, and this has led to a decrease in the Adivasi population. These infiltrators keep coming, grabbing land, marrying our women, and then running for panchayat elections! I am here to warn you all—if this infiltration doesn’t stop, the Bangladeshis will control the Santhal Pargana, and you will be ruined. You have to understand the gravity of the situation. Your land is in danger. Your women are in danger because of these infiltrators. Your livelihoods are in danger. These infiltrators are protected by Hemant Soren. The opposition helps them infiltrate and make Aadhaar IDs and ration cards for them. They are a vote bank. We promise to throw them out, one by one. Just bring in the BJP. Tell me, should Bangladeshi infiltrators be allowed in? The BJP promises to return the land to Adivasis that they might have sold to the infiltrators.”