All three parties put emphasis in Azamgarh Lok Sabha by-election
In Azamgarh by-election, caste equation plays more role than local issues. That is why all the political parties are busy in different ways. Azamgarh has the highest number of Yadav voters in the Lok Sabha seat, while Rajbhar is in the deciding role of the voter.
By-elections to Azamgarh and Rampur Lok Sabha seats of Uttar Pradesh (Rampur Lok Sabha Bypoll) are happening. Both the seats were with the Samajwadi Party in the 2019 elections, but now the SP is getting a tough competition from the BJP on these seats. In Azamgarh Lok Sabha seat, BJP has given another chance to its old candidate Dinesh Lal Yadav alias Nirhua. Samajwadi Party has fielded Dharmendra Yadav, who belongs to Saifai family from here. However, it is also being said that this time it is not easy for the SP to win the seat of Azamgarh. With the nomination of Guddu Jamali of BSP as its candidate, the election has become completely triangular. In the elections to be held in Azamgarh seat, caste equation has more impact than local issues. That is why all the political parties are busy in different ways to manage the vote bank. Azamgarh has the highest number of Yadav voters in the Lok Sabha seat, while Rajbhar voters are also in a decisive role.
Campaigning for the by-election to Azamgarh Lok Sabha seat is in full swing these days. SP, BSP and BJP, all the three parties have put their heel to the fore in the election campaign in support of their candidates. This time BJP has entered the fray with 40 star campaigners to win the seat of Azamgarh. However, SP chief Akhilesh Yadav and Dimple Yadav are still waiting in the election fray. Talking about the caste equation of Azamgarh Lok Sabha seat, Yadav voters here are close to 26 percent. The second largest caste is Muslim, while Rajbhar voters are also close to 80 thousand. Rajbhar voters in Azamgarh cannot be ignored.
Omprakash Rajbhar is doing a lot of campaigning in Azamgarh in support of the SP candidate. However, in the past, he was also angry about not sending his son Arvind Rajbhar to the Legislative Council. At present, Omprakash Rajbhar is campaigning in support of the SP candidate. In such a situation, BJP has fielded Anil Rajbhar to woo Rajbhar voters. Anil Rajbhar defeated Omprakash Rajbhar’s son Praveen Rajbhar in the 2022 assembly elections from Shivpur assembly seat in Varanasi. Omprakash Rajbhar is attacking BJP candidate Dinesh Lal Yadav alias Nirhua in his own style these days. If the BJP succeeds in making a dent in Rajbhar voters, then the trouble for the SP will increase.
BSP increased the trouble of SP
BSP supremo Mayawati wants to win Azamgarh Lok Sabha seat through her former MLA Shah Alam alias Guddu Jamali. Azamgarh Lok Sabha seat has the largest number of Muslim voters after Yadav voters. BSP has a strong hold on the Dalit vote bank in Azamgarh. The number of Dalit voters in this seat is close to 20 percent. In such a situation, Mayawati has made this election contest even more interesting by fielding Guddu Jamali from Azamgarh in the by-election.
BJP in profit from this move of Mayawati
The BSP got a total of 2,20,000 votes in the 2022 assembly elections in Azamgarh. This is the reason why BSP is in the election fray to prove itself. Guddu Jamali is a strong leader of Mubarakpur in Azamgarh Lok Sabha constituency who is considered to have a strong hold among Muslim voters. In the 2014 Lok Sabha elections, Guddu Jamali had created problems for SP candidate Mulayam Singh Yadav. Guddu Jamali stood third in the 2014 Lok Sabha elections. It is believed that if Guddu Jamali breaks into Muslim voters along with Dalit votes, then it will be difficult for the SP, while the path of the BJP will be easy.
Local and external issue intensified in Azamgarh
Guddu Jamali is the only leader among the candidates of the three parties standing in the by-election to be held on Azamgarh Lok Sabha seat, who is a local of Azamgarh. While BJP candidate Dinesh Yadav is from Nirhua Ghazipur and Dharmendra Yadav is from Saifai in Etawah. BSP candidate Shah Alam alias Guddu Jamali is raising the issue of local and outsiders loudly among the public in the election field.
At the same time, it is also being said that after winning the Lok Sabha elections in 2019, Akhilesh Yadav himself has earned a lot in Azamgarh. Even when the people of Azamgarh were in a difficult situation, Akhilesh Yadav did not reach to know their well being, whereas Guddu Jamali has always been seen standing in the happiness and sorrow of the people. These things are being widely publicized by the BSP, so that there can be a consensus among the people against the SP.
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