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Gorakhpur has been Yogi Adityanath’s bastion for decades. The two-term Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister, Adityanath, 51, had been a five-time MP from the constituency. He also heads the Gorakhnath Math, which has a significant influence in the east UP region.
While caste is one of the major drivers of the electoral discourse and voting patterns in India, for several youngsters in Uttar Pradesh’s Prayagraj district unemployment and the Agnipath recruitment scheme are at the top of their agenda. This is apparent in the Phulpur Lok Sabha seat, which votes on Saturday, and comprises five of the 12 Assembly segments in Prayagraj district: Allahabad North, Allahabad West, Soraon, Phaphamau, and Phulpur.
The Ambedkar Nagar Lok Sabha constituency has always been a stronghold of the Bahujan Samaj Party (BSP), with its supremo Mayawati creating the Ambedkar Nagar district in 1995 when she became the Uttar Pradesh chief minister for the first time.
In an election where the BJP leadership has consistently used the term “do shehzade (two princes)” to attack Rahul Gandhi and Akhilesh Yadav in Uttar Pradesh, the battle for the Allahabad Lok Sabha seat is between two scions as well – the BJP’s Neeraj Tripathi and Ujjwal Raman Singh of the Congress.
In an election where the BJP leadership has consistently used the term “do shehzade (two princes)” to attack Rahul Gandhi and Akhilesh Yadav in Uttar Pradesh, the battle for the Allahabad Lok Sabha seat is between two scions as well – the BJP’s Neeraj Tripathi and Ujjwal Raman Singh of the Congress.
Sanjay Nishad is among the leaders of many different caste groups in Uttar Pradesh who has always punched above his weight. In the 2022 Assembly polls, with one son the sole MLA of his NISHAD Party and another the only MP, he had talked of demanding deputy chief ministership from the BJP to continue their alliance.
As the Lok Sabha elections move into the final two laps, all activity in Uttar Pradesh has shifted to the eastern parts of the state. Deputy Chief Minister Keshav Prasad Maurya is camping in Prayagraj to oversee the BJP campaigning for east UP. In an interview to The Indian Express at his residence before the start of another hectic day of campaigning, Maurya speaks about the BJP’s expectations from the Lok Sabha results in UP, says they are cracking down on paper leaks, and rules out any review of Agnipath scheme. Excerpts:
The BJP top brass is stepping up its campaigning for the sixth and seventh phases of the ongoing Lok Sabha elections.