Lok Sabha Bye-Election: Azamgarh bye-election should not be overwhelming! SP chief’s reputation at stake; Akhilesh Yadav is facing two challenges

Uttar Pradesh (Uttar PradeshBye-elections are being held on Azamgarh and Rampur parliamentary seats. Samajwadi Party chief Akhilesh Yadav in Azamgarh seat.Akhilesh Yadav) And the reputation of senior SP leader Azam Khan is at stake in Rampur seat. At the same time, the Muslim-Yadav (MY) equation on which SP remains confident in the electoral struggle, is now facing a tough challenge in Azamgarh. Here BJP is busy trying to attract Yadav votes. At the same time, BSP is busy wooing Muslims. In such a situation, how does Akhilesh Yadav cut the stake of contesting Shah Alam alias Guddu Jamali from Azamgarh?

Actually, due to this strategy of BJP and BSP, the reputation of SP chief Akhilesh Yadav is at stake in Azamgarh. There are two challenges for them here. The first challenge is to keep the current seat intact while preventing the Muslim-Yadav vote bank from breaching. Whereas the second challenge is to prove that the decision to fight Dharmendra Yadav from Badaun to Azamgarh was correct. Azamgarh has been a stronghold of SP. For a long time, SP has been winning this seat. In the last assembly elections, the SP had won all the 10 seats here in the BJP wave as well.

SP’s MY equation will be tested in Azamgarh

Whereas, the Samajwadi Party (Samajwadi PartyThe MY equation of ) also remains in his favor. But this time the challenge is of a different kind. Dinesh Lal Nirhua is once again in the fray from BJP to challenge SP candidate Dharmendra Yadav here. In the last Lok Sabha elections, Nirhua gave a tough fight to Akhilesh Yadav. Now here both Dharmendra Yadav and Nirhua are battling for the outright Yadav vote. So to make inroads among Muslim voters, influential leader of Azamgarh and BSP candidate Shah Alam alias Guddu Jamali is also working very hard. In such a situation, senior SP leader Abu Azmi is campaigning here in Maharashtra. Abu Azmi is heating up the election atmosphere in Azamgarh by demanding the arrest of Nupur Sharma. If there is polarization of votes on this issue, then BJP and SP will benefit.

Dharmendra Yadav engaged in persuading Praspa chief Shivpal Yadav

Let us tell you that Shivpal Singh Yadav also has a lot of influence in Azamgarh. In the year 2014, he had ensured the victory of Mulayam Singh Yadav by camping in Azamgarh. Praspa chief Shivpal Singh’s appeal holds importance in Azamgarh. He will indicate to his people where to vote. Various discussions are taking place in the whole of Azamgarh regarding this. It is being said that in view of Shivpal’s rift with Akhilesh Yadav, Dharmendra Yadav is busy in persuading Shivpal from his side. Dharmendra knows that Ram Gopal Yadav’s son lost the election in Firozabad due to Shivpal Yadav’s displeasure in the 2019 Lok Sabha elections, so he is trying to bring Shivpal to his side. So that Yadav vote bank does not get dented. Before the polling to be held here on June 23, SP chief Akhilesh Yadav will reach to campaign. He will also camp here for 2 to 3 days. Now it remains to be seen whether he can increase his prestige by putting Azamgarh seat in the bag of SP.