Political analysts say that the election campaign in Banaras is not only heated due to the influx of big ministers and BJP MPs including Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Chief Ministers of other BJP-ruled states in Banaras. Rather, the expectation of the result is also being done accordingly.
Local people believe that more than the MLAs who were made ministers by the people of Banaras, the Prime Minister and local MP Narendra Modi not only met the local people, but also made more visits to the MLAs and ministers. Tomorrow is the last phase of voting for the assembly elections being held in Uttar Pradesh. The fate of 613 candidates will be decided in the voting to be held in 54 assembly seats in 9 districts of Purvanchal, but the election of the highest prestige in all these districts is being considered in Banaras.
Political analyst Umesh Chandra says that among many reasons, the main reason is Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s Lok Sabha parliamentary seat. He says that as much as the construction of Ram temple in Ayodhya has been important, this time the construction of Kashi Vishwanath Corridor in Kashi and its grand launch is going to affect not only Banaras but many seats of Purvanchal.
However, the local people of Banaras speak openly that they are voting for the BJP because of Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s parliamentary constituency, but the expectations they had from the local MLAs and ministers were not fulfilled. There is displeasure among the people especially about the MLA of Banaras South and minister in the Yogi government, Neelkanth Tiwari. MLA Neelkanth Tiwari is also aware of this displeasure.
Political experts believe that this is the reason why Neelkanth Tiwari made a video a few days ago and put it on social media, in which he admitted his mistakes. Political analyst Umesh Chand says that a minister’s confession before an election sends a lot of messages.
Rajendra Chaudhary, the chief spokesperson of the Samajwadi Party and a minister in the Akhilesh government, says that if the ministers of the Bharatiya Janata Party admit this before the elections, then it shows that the BJP is aware of the mandate of the election results. Chaudhary says that the way the Samajwadi Party performed in the seventh phase in the 2017 assembly elections, this time it is going to win more seats than that.
In the 2017 assembly elections, BJP had won 8 assembly seats in Banaras, but political analysts are telling the atmosphere differently this time. However, BJP MPs and other big leaders including Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Union Ministers have tried their best to make the atmosphere in their favor by staying in Banaras, but this time the picture seems to have changed a bit in the political game.
Political analyst GD Shukla says that the parties which were with the BJP last time are now with the SP. Then the public is assessing the expectations and neither the expectation from the 5-year government of the Bharatiya Janata Party. From above, the attitude of some ministers of the Yogi government was not as favorable to the public as it should have been.
Shukla says that the atmosphere has changed with Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s frequent rallies and public dialogue in Banaras. The local citizens of Banaras say that it was difficult to meet the MLAs who were made ministers. Jagat says in displeasure that Prime Minister Narendra Modi has visited Banaras more than the local ministers.
In the 2017 assembly elections, BJP got 29 seats in 54 assembly seats in 9 districts of the same last phase, while BJP’s ally Apna Dal got four and SubhashSP got 3 seats. In the same phase, Samajwadi Party won 11 seats, while BSP got 6 and Nishad Party got 1 seat.
This time around the atmosphere has changed a bit. Om Prakash Rajbhar’s Subhaspa, who once contested with the BJP, is in an electoral battle with the Samajwadi Party this time. Whereas Nishad Party with Bharatiya Janata Party. The nine districts where elections are to be held tomorrow include Azamgarh, Mau, Chandauli, Ghazipur, Jaunpur, Bhadohi, Sonbhadra, Mirzapur and Banaras.
In this phase, former minister Dara Singh Chauhan, who is contesting the election as a rebel from the Bharatiya Janata Party, is also to be tested. Apart from this, Mukhtar Ansari’s son Abbas Ansari and ministers in Yogi government Neelkanth Tiwari, Sangeeta Balwant Anil Rajbhar and Ravindra Jaiswal are also appearing in the election fray. Apart from all this, the fate of SubhashSP President Omprakash Rajbhar is also to be decided in tomorrow’s voting. Political analysts say that this election has become very high profile due to Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s Banaras Lok Sabha seat.