Cost of free Agri Power in Chhattisgarh

A key election promise of both the major political parties vying to rule Chhattisgarh – incumbent BJP and main contender Congress — is free power to farmers with water pump sets of up to 5 horsepower (HP). If they follow through with that promise — BJP did not fulfil that last time — it will increase the losses of the state power utility by 46% and probably erode its net worth.