The first phase of voting has taken place in the country. Preparations for the second phase are in full swing, but there is still silence regarding the VVIP Rae Bareli Lok Sabha seat of Uttar Pradesh. The process of filing nominations for Rae Bareli Lok Sabha seat will start from April 26. Congress, BJP and Bahujan Samaj Party have not revealed their cards. After MP Sonia Gandhi leaving Rajya Sabha, speculations are being made that Congress may field Priyanka Gandhi or Rahul Gandhi from here. BJP is waiting for Congress and BSP is sitting silent waiting for the announcement of both of them. However, BJP is continuously working on the strategy regarding Rae Bareli seat.
Bharatiya Janata Party- BJP has prepared a strategy to demolish the last fort of Congress in Uttar Pradesh. This time, after Amethi in Uttar Pradesh, BJP wants to defeat Congress from Rae Bareli also and the party has prepared a big strategy for this. Under the same strategy, BJP has not yet announced its candidate from Rae Bareli. BJP is first waiting for the name of Congress candidate and then will announce the name of its candidate. If there is a candidate from the Gandhi family in Rae Bareli, BJP will field the candidate accordingly. If the candidate is someone from outside the Gandhi family, then the name of the candidate will be decided separately accordingly.
Discussion on four leaders in BJP
Amethi and Rae Bareli have been strong strongholds of the Gandhi family in Uttar Pradesh. In the last Lok Sabha elections, BJP had demolished the fort of Amethi by fielding Smriti Irani from Amethi. Here he defeated Rahul Gandhi. After Amethi, now in Rae Bareli also BJP has prepared a big strategy to defeat Congress. BJP is waiting for the announcement of Congress candidate from Rae Bareli. BJP will declare its candidate here only after Congress.
According to sources, BJP has discussed the names of four leaders for Rae Bareli. These include Manoj Pandey, Dinesh Sharma, Aditi Singh and Dinesh Pratap Singh.
If Congress gives a candidate from outside the Gandhi family in Rae Bareli, then Manoj Pandey is the strongest contender. On the other hand, if Priyanka or Rahul Gandhi from the Gandhi family comes into the electoral fray, then BJP can field former Deputy Chief Minister of UP Dinesh Sharma or Aditi Singh. BJP has also considered fielding a strong woman candidate against Priyanka Gandhi. For that, the name of Aditi Singh from Rae Bareli has been discussed. A big leader of Uttar Pradesh has also recommended the name of Aditi Singh to the party high command.
There is also a discussion going on about Varun Gandhi’s name on social media that the party has considered contesting him from Rae Bareli. According to highly placed sources of BJP, BJP is very angry with Varun Gandhi on this. According to party leaders, BJP has given a lot to Varun Gandhi, he even made him the General Secretary of the party at the youngest age, but Varun Gandhi had put the party in an uncomfortable situation on many occasions.
If party sources are to be believed, BJP is not even ready to let Varun Gandhi contest the elections and make him campaign for the party. This is the reason why Varun Gandhi is neither seen campaigning for the party in Pilibhit nor is he seen campaigning for his mother Maneka Gandhi.
Who is Aditi Singh?
Aditi Singh is BJP MLA from Rae Bareli assembly seat. Aditi Singh was elected MLA from here for the first time in 2017 on Congress ticket. She joined BJP in 2021. After this she again became MLA on BJP ticket in 2022.
Aditi Singh’s father Akhilesh Kumar Singh had also been MLA from Rae Bareli seat five times. Aditi has received her education from Mussoorie, Uttarakhand and New Delhi. She went to America for higher education. He has done MBA from Duke University. Aditi Singh’s husband Angad Singh belongs to Nawan city of Punjab and is a Congress MLA in the Punjab Assembly.
Rae Bareli Lok Sabha seat
Rae Bareli Lok Sabha seat of Uttar Pradesh has been a strong stronghold of Congress since the beginning. Sonia Gandhi has been MP from here for four consecutive terms. This time he has left the Lok Sabha and entered Parliament from Rajya Sabha. Elections have been held on Rae Bareli seat 19 times. BJP has won from here only twice. Firoz Gandhi has been MP from Rae Bareli seat twice, Indira Gandhi twice and Sonia Gandhi four times. Sheela Kaul of Congress was also elected MP from Rae Bareli four times.
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FIRST PUBLISHED: April 20, 2024, 15:19 IST