Kolkata: KMC selection scheduled for December 19 has emerged as a business opportunity for people related to various trade in the city with a gloomy time for trading pandemic.
From the venue to election merchandise, from transportation to restaurants, the business buzzed when the campaign gathered momentum for the election where nearly 1,000 candidates were related to 144 Kolkata Ward Municipal Corporation.
With less than 14 days to go for elections and only one weekend left including for campaigns, candidates, and the party did not leave the stone missed to reach voters, which meant they used a lot of resources creating many requests.
“We ordered at least 300 food packages every day for our workers for lunch and dinner from three restaurants in the ward.
The price of each food package is Rs 50 so every day we pay around 15,000 only for food.
Apart from this, several hundred teacuts It is consumed every day.
So many restaurants in the ward get a good business because of the election, “said Mohammad Arshad, a campaign agent of a candidate from the Kolkata Center Ward.
Most Burrabazar stores, in addition to selling goods ranging from clothing to umbrellas are mostly shifted to sell selection items such as hats, sari, scarves, key chains and Panjabis with symbols of various political parties.
“Since the court has fallen a lot on political parties on the demands of graffiti walls from electoral items have risen.
Until the election day, the parties want to show off their symbols in all possible ways so that it remains fresh in the minds of voters.
I have received a large order from TMC And BJP.
Even the congress has done several orders, “said Gopal Sinha, the owner of the Gopal shop at MG Road.
“Every day, some great leaders of TMC come to campaign in our ward for our candidates.
So we have to arrange a vehicle,” said the election agent of another candidate in South Kolkata.