Bahujan Samaj Party (BSP) MP Ritesh Pandey, who resigned from the get together, at this time 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 get together chief Mayawati saying that the Parliamentarians should search for themselves whether or not they have served the individuals 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 Boost 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 at this time. He was among the many 9 MPs of various political events who had lunch within the Parliament cafeteria through the funds session with PM Modi. It is being mentioned that the BJP might area Ritesh Pandey from his present seat in Ambedkar Nagar. Ritesh Pandey is the son of Rakesh Pandey, who’s a legislator from the Samajwadi Party. Rakesh received the seat in 2009 on the BSP ticket. He misplaced the 2014 Lok Sabha polls and later shifted to the Samajwadi Party and acquired elected to the UP meeting. Of the final three Parliamentary polls, the BJP received 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 moreover 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 concentrate on 16 seats that it misplaced within the 2019 polls. Ambedkar Nagar is a kind of seats.Â
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Trouble 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 get together is dealing with potential defections. In the 2019 Lok Sabha elections, the BSP secured 10 seats from Uttar Pradesh, making it the second-highest after the BJP. However, present developments recommend a shift in alliances.
Afzal Ansari, the MP from Ghazipur, has already opted for a Samajwadi Party 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. According to an IE report, a number of BSP MPs are in contact with events like BJP, RLD and Samajwadi Party for getting the Lok Sabha tickets.Â
Triangular Contest On Cards?
While Akhilesh Yadav-led Samajwadi Party 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 Party (SBSP) and Nishad Party. Since the BSP is more likely to contest the polls alone, a triangular contest might be on the playing cards.
