Bahujan Samaj Occasion (BSP) MP Ritesh Pandey, who resigned from the celebration, in the present day joined the BJP forward of the essential Lok Sabha elections. This comes at a time when the present BSP Lok Sabha MPs are more and more unsure about their ticket prospects with celebration chief Mayawati saying that the Parliamentarians must search for themselves whether or not they have served the folks of their constituencies or not. She underlined that solely these MPs who’ve labored of their constituencies will get tickets once more.
Ritesh Pandey A Increase For BJP
Ritesh Pandey had lunch with Prime Minister Narendra Modi within the Parliament canteen on February 9 and weeks later, he joined the BJP in the present day. He was among the many 9 MPs of various political events who had lunch within the Parliament cafeteria through the finances session with PM Modi. It’s being stated that the BJP could discipline Ritesh Pandey from his present seat in Ambedkar Nagar. Ritesh Pandey is the son of Rakesh Pandey, who’s a legislator from the Samajwadi Occasion. Rakesh gained the seat in 2009 on the BSP ticket. He misplaced the 2014 Lok Sabha polls and later shifted to the Samajwadi Occasion and received elected to the UP meeting. Of the final three Parliamentary polls, the BJP gained the seat solely as soon as in 2014 and the BSP twice – in 2009 and 2019.
If the BJP fields Rakesh Pandey from Ambedkar Nagar, then he stands an opportunity to get BSP and SP votes as effectively apart from the BJP votes and is more likely to emerge as a robust candidate. BJP-led NDA is aiming to win all of the 80 seats in Uttar Pradesh and has a particular give attention to 16 seats that it misplaced within the 2019 polls. Ambedkar Nagar is a type of seats.
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Hassle For BSP
Since a number of BSP MPs are unsure about their political future and are reportedly exploring choices with different political entities, Mayawati’s celebration is going through potential defections. Within the 2019 Lok Sabha elections, the BSP secured 10 seats from Uttar Pradesh, making it the second-highest after the BJP. Nevertheless, present developments recommend a shift in alliances.
Afzal Ansari, the MP from Ghazipur, has already opted for a Samajwadi Occasion ticket, whereas Danish Ali, the MP from Amroha, confronted suspension from the BSP and is rumoured to be contemplating becoming a member of the Congress, notably after attending the launch of Rahul Gandhi’s Bharat Jodo Nyay Yatra in Manipur. In line with an IE report, a number of BSP MPs are in contact with events like BJP, RLD and Samajwadi Occasion for getting the Lok Sabha tickets.
Triangular Contest On Playing cards?
Whereas Akhilesh Yadav-led Samajwadi Occasion has already secured an alliance with the Congress for the Uttar Pradesh Lok Sabha polls, the BJP is more likely to contest the elections in alliance with regional events like Apna Dal (S), Suheldev Bharatiya Samaj Occasion (SBSP) and Nishad Occasion. Because the BSP is more likely to contest the polls alone, a triangular contest might be on the playing cards.
