Speculation about the candidature of Bihar CM Nitish Kumar from Phulpur parliamentary seat, which is engaged in forming a grand alliance with the opposition, has created a political stir. While Nitish’s entry in this backward-dominated seat has started generating enthusiasm among the workers of opposition parties, political mathematicians believe that it may also polarize backward, Dalit and minority voters along with other anti-BJP votes along with the Grand Alliance. . If this happens then the BJP will be given a tough competition in the coming Loksabha elections.
The electoral equation of the entire Purvanchal may change if Bihar CM Nitish Kumar’s candidature is decided from the Kurmi-dominated Phulpur parliamentary seat. The Kurmi candidate has won eight times in the elections held so far in the Phulpur Lok Sabha seat, which was the birthplace of the country’s first Prime Minister Pt. Jawaharlal Nehru. Apart from being a Kurmi, Nitish Kumar is known as a strong leader of this community in Bihar. It is believed that after Nitish comes from this seat, the second largest Kurmi fraternity in UP after Yadavs can easily unite in the opposition’s court.
Have met Rahul-Akhilesh
Apart from this, success can also be achieved in tying other backward and very backward castes into the political camp. This is the reason why JU workers are drawing the party’s attention for Nitish’s candidature from Phulpur. For this, many leaders have also sent letters to the JDU President. Discussions have also started in opposition parties regarding Nitish’s meeting with Congress leader Rahul Gandhi and SP President Akhilesh Yadav, who went on a campaign to form a grand alliance for the upcoming Lok Sabha elections.
Congress’s All India Working Committee member and Rajya Sabha member Pramod Tiwari gets serious when it comes to the mention of Nitish’s candidature from Phulpur. He says that in Bihar we are in government with Nitish. Whenever there is a discussion on his candidature from Phulpur, we will definitely talk. Pramod says that Nitish is a big leader of backward classes. His arrival will lead to polarization of anti-BJP votes.
SP District President said – If this happens then there will be a big impact
Samajwadi Party’s outgoing district president Yogesh Yadav is also excited about the discussion of Nitish’s candidature. He says that such a gesture has not been made by the party high command to the workers, but it is certain that if Nitish contests from Phulpur, then it can have a big political impact. Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s parliamentary seat is just 120 km from here, in such a situation, if Nitish contests from Phulpur, then along with the change of political equations, the political mercury will also rise. At present, with the blowing of this new political wind, enthusiasm is being seen in the opposition parties and its meaning is being extracted.
SP has won five times
The Samajwadi Party has won this seat in five Lok Sabha elections so far. Party leader Jang Bahadur Patel has won in 1996 and 1998. Similarly, in 1999 also, Samajwadi Party’s Dharmaraj Patel had won. In 2009, this seat went to Bahujan Samaj Party. Keshav Maurya of BJP won in 2014. But in the 2018 by-election, Samajwadi Party once again captured this seat. Then Nagendra Singh Patel of SP got victory. However, in 2019, BJP’s Kesari Devi Patel again won from here. This time also SP was in second place. Congress has won elections from here seven times.
Apna Dal founder Sonelal had also landed from Phulpur in the field.
In the 1996 Lok Sabha elections, Jang Bahadur Singh Patel of the Samajwadi Party defeated Kanshi Ram, the founder of the Bahujan Samaj Party. When Bahujan Samaj Party was preparing its land in the state, at that time Jang Bahadur Patel was also with Kanshi Ram. Kanshi Ram and Jang Bahadur were identified as Guru-disciples. In that election, the disciple had won over Guru by a margin of 16 thousand 21 votes. In the same election, Apna Dal founder Sonelal Patel had also tried to make his political identity from Phulpar. Then the Apna Dal founder got only 0.44 percent of the votes.
19. 75 lakh voters
Phulpur Lok Sabha seat had 19.75 lakh voters in the 2019 Lok Sabha elections. Of these, there are 10.83 lakh male voters and 8.91 lakh female voters.
Phulpur has been the seat of giants
Veterans like Pt. Jawaharlal Nehru, Vijayalakshmi Pandit, Janeshwar Mishra and Vishwanath Pratap Singh have won elections from Phulpur. Similarly, veterans like Dr. Ram Manohar Lohia, BSP founder Kanshi Ram, Apna Dal founder Dr. Sonelal Patel and cricketer Mohammad Kaif have faced defeat.
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Speculation about the candidature of Bihar CM Nitish Kumar from Phulpur parliamentary seat, which is engaged in forming a grand alliance with the opposition, has created a political stir. While Nitish’s entry in this backward-dominated seat has started generating enthusiasm among the workers of opposition parties, political mathematicians believe that it may also polarize backward, Dalit and minority voters along with other anti-BJP votes along with the Grand Alliance. . If this happens then the BJP will be given a tough competition in the coming Loksabha elections.
The electoral equation of the entire Purvanchal may change if Bihar CM Nitish Kumar’s candidature is decided from the Kurmi-dominated Phulpur parliamentary seat. The Kurmi candidate has won eight times in the elections held so far in the Phulpur Lok Sabha seat, which was the birthplace of the country’s first Prime Minister Pt. Jawaharlal Nehru. Apart from being a Kurmi, Nitish Kumar is known as a strong leader of this community in Bihar. It is believed that after Nitish comes from this seat, the second largest Kurmi fraternity in UP after Yadavs can easily unite in the opposition’s court.
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