UP: Veterans of political parties on the litmus test in the by-elections
Lucknow| The by-elections being held on nine seats of Uttar Pradesh are a litmus test for the ruling party and opposition stalwarts. With Congress out of the fray, elections are now being considered between BJP and SP. However, BSP is also busy in forming a triangular fight.
On behalf of BJP, Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath tried to create an atmosphere on every seat by campaigning vigorously for three consecutive days. Akhilesh Yadav is also sensing the political stance. According to political experts, the reputation of Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath, SP chief Akhilesh Yadav and Mayawati is at stake in the by-elections.
However, the 2027 UP Assembly elections are still far away, but this by-election is being seen as a semi-final of the Assembly. This is the reason why all the parties have put in all their strength to win it.
BJP has made former MLA Dharamraj Nishad its candidate for Katehari Assembly by-election of Ambedkar Nagar. SP has given ticket to Lalji Verma’s wife Shobhavati. Whereas BSP made Amit Verma its candidate. BJP has given a big responsibility to Jal Shakti Minister Swatantra Dev Singh by making him in-charge for Katehari seat. He has been camping here several months before the announcement of elections and is working hard to create an atmosphere in favor of BJP here. Along with him, Minister of State Dayashankar Mishra Dayalu is also taking charge of the campaign. President of BJP’s ally SubhaSP and state government minister Omprakash Rajbhar is also putting all his efforts along with his workers in the Katehari assembly by-election.
SP has fielded National General Secretary Shivpal in-charge on this seat. He himself has taken charge of the campaign. The reputation of Lalaji Verma, who was MLA from the same seat and now becomes MP, is at stake. His wife is the SP candidate from here. At the same time, Chief Minister Adityanath has held a public meeting in Katehari assembly constituency and has also given gifts worth crores to the people here.
Ambedkar Nagar has once been a stronghold of BSP, the party is trying to regain its lost ground here. Perhaps that is why BSP State President Vishwanath Pal is continuously active in Katehari.
The hottest seat of the by-election is Karhal. The credibility of Mulayam’s family is at stake here. SP made Mulayam’s grandson and Akhilesh’s nephew Tej Pratap its candidate on this seat. At the same time, BJP, which is in power in the state, has fielded Anujesh Yadav, son-in-law of Mulayam Singh Yadav’s brother Abhayram Yadav, from this seat. The fight between the son and son-in-law of Mulayam Singh Yadav’s family has made the election battle of Yadav dominated Karhal interesting.
Deputy Chief Minister Brajesh Pathak also has a big goal of ending the drought of BJP’s defeat from here. Along with this, the prestige of ministers like Yogendra Upadhyay, Jaiveer Singh and Ajit Pal is attached to this election. All the members of Mulayam family are continuously campaigning on this seat. SP MP Dimple Yadav is campaigning on this seat. Apart from this, Shivpal Yadav, Badaun MP Aditya Yadav, Azamgarh MP Dharmendra Yadav are also continuously sweating on this seat.
Due to Phulpur Kurmi adjacent to Prayagraj being Bahulnya, MSME Minister of BJP government Rakesh Sachan and SP General Secretary Inderjit Saroj are standing firm from here. This seat is also linked to the reputation of Deputy Chief Minister Keshav Prasad.
BJP has made Ramveer its candidate in Kundarki Assembly. SP has placed its bet on former MLA Rizwan. BJP has made Cooperation Minister JPS Rathore and Jaswant Singh in-charge from here. Here BJP state president Bhupendra Chaudhary is also sweating a lot. SP has deployed many MLAs and MPs here.
SP has made Naseem Solanki, wife of jailed MLA Irfan Solanki, its candidate from Sisamau seat of Kanpur. BJP has placed its bet on Suresh Awasthi here. BJP has made government Finance Minister Suresh Khanna in-charge in this area. Other stalwarts are also installed on this seat. Here too the veterans are being tested severely.
The reputation of Union Minister Anupriya Patel and her husband Ashish Patel is at stake in Majhwan. The reputation of RLD President Chaudhary Jayant Singh is at stake from Meerapur seat. Well, veterans of both SP and BJP parties have taken command of the seat.
Senior political analyst Virendra Singh Rawat says that all the parties have put in all their efforts in the by-elections. Like every time, BJP has fielded an entire army of ministers and organizations. So, like BJP, SP has also made in-charges for every seat. After this, MPs and MLAs have been entrusted with the responsibility of winning the elections. This election has been linked to the prestige of Chief Minister Yogi and Akhilesh. The results of this election will decide the political stature of the stalwarts of both the parties.
