Azamgarh rampur election result

  1. How Rampur, Azamgarh were won: Behind BJP chipping away of SP votes


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How Rampur, Azamgarh were won: Behind BJP chipping away of SP votes

The BJP is hoping for gains beyond the immediate in its storming of the Samajwadi Party bastions of The results also fit in with the BJP’s Mission 2024 plans, which it has already set in motion. With the SP having mounted a creditable challenge to it in the recent Assembly elections, the BJP knows the party as the one to beat in the state, and these two seats were its best chance of sending a message to the party. While Muslims make up around 60% of Rampur’s population, in Azamgarh too, they form a substantial number. Party leaders said that the “In Rampur, considered to be the bastion of SP veteran Azam Khan, the BJP succeeded as the SP fielded a weak candidate. In Azamgarh, the BSP’s presence helped the BJP,” a party leader said. Azam Khan, a Curiously, in the other corner, the BJP chose Ghanshyam Singh Lodhi, letting multiple hints drop regarding Lodhi’s proximity to Azam Khan. So while the SP lost to the BJP, Lodhi’s victory means Khan is anyway a winner. Must Read | In Azamgarh, the BJP benefited due to the presence of a strong BSP candidate in the race. With a tally of just one seat in the recent Assembly polls, Mayawati had nothing to lose, and all to gain if her candidate made a dent in primary rival SP’s stronghold. In the end, her nominee Guddu Jamali took enough of the Muslim votes away to ensure the SP lost to the BJP. The BJP’s Dinesh Lal Yadav ‘Nirahua’ finished ahead of Akhilesh’s cousin After the results, Mayawati said that it was clear “that only the BSP h...