New Delhi: The competition intensifies between the incumbent MP Hanuman Beniwal of the Rashtriya Loktantrik Get together (RLP) and his BJP challenger Jyoti Mirdha in Rajasthan’s Nagaur. Within the Jat-dominated constituency, the voters are divided over which Jat candidate holds the benefit.
MP Hanuman Beniwal (INDIA Bloc)
Aligning with the Congress, MP Beniwal is working beneath the Opposition INDIA bloc this election. Beniwal had fashioned an alliance after the BJP’s victory within the November 2023 Meeting polls.
Jyoti Mirdha (BJP)
Then again, Jyoti Mirdha, granddaughter of influential Jat chief Nathuram Mirdha, switches from the Congress to contest for the BJP. Each candidates maintain potential in numerous pockets of Nagaur. Jyoti emphasizes points like drug trafficking to problem Beniwal’s standing. Nevertheless, the election poses challenges for Jyoti if she fails to sway Meghwal and Muslim voters from Beniwal’s camp.
Nagaur Lok Sabha Seat
Amongst Nagaur’s roughly 21 lakh voters, round 6 lakh are Jats, constituting the biggest local people. Jat votes are anticipated to separate evenly between Beniwal and Jyoti. The decisive affect could lie with Muslim and Meghwal (Scheduled Caste) voters which quantity round three lakh and 5 lakh respectively.
Historically aligned with the Congress, each Muslims and Meghwals maintain significance on this election. Nevertheless, the BJP faces challenges in securing assist from Muslim and SC voters, historically aligned with the Congress. Efforts to sway these communities are ongoing, together with organizing group occasions and fascinating outstanding leaders.
Yunus Khan To Sway Muslim Voters?
The Opposition anticipates that the Muslim votes will shift in the direction of Beniwal as a consequence of his alliance with the Congress. Nevertheless, the BJP sees potential in former chief Yunus Khan to draw essential Muslim assist. Khan’s affect extends past Muslims, probably impacting numerous demographics. The position of impartial candidates like Yunus Khan, and potential shifts in group assist, including complexity to the competition.
Lok Sabha Elections 2019
Within the 2019 Lok Sabha election, Beniwal, in alliance with the BJP, secured victory over Jyoti Mirdha by a major margin.
