In a last-minute announcement, the Samajwadi Party on Monday named Asim Raja as its candidate for the upcoming Rampur Lok Sabha byelection, simply because the deadline for the submitting of nomination papers drew to a detailed. Raja, who can be SP’s metropolis unit president, will probably be contesting in opposition to BJP’s Ghanshyam Lodhi, a former SP MLC, in what will probably be a status battle in Azam Khan’s yard. Khan was the MP from Rampur earlier than he stepped down after successful within the state meeting elections earlier this 12 months.
In a constituency which is dominated by Yadavs, Jats and Muslims, the BJP has gone with an OBC face in Ghanshyam Lodhi. Lodhi can be identified to be a detailed aide of Khan earlier than he joined BJP forward of the meeting elections in February. Earlier, Mayawati had already introduced that her get together gained’t discipline any candidate within the bypoll to the seat. Even the Congress has determined in opposition to going with any candidate for the Rampur byelection. With BSP and Congress out of the image, Rampur is about to witness a direct battle between BJP and SP on June 23.
The SP has additionally named Dharmendra Yadav from Azamgarh, days after BJP had named Bhojpuri actor Dinesh Lal Yadav ‘Nirahua.’ Azamgarh Lok Sabha byelection will probably be a keenly-watched contest as it’s thought of to be former UP Chief Minister Akhilesh Yadav’s stronghold. The SP nationwide president had stepped down as MP like Khan, after he had gained within the meeting elections earlier this 12 months.
Like Lodhi, BJP has gone with one other Yadav, Nirahua, in a seat which is closely dominated by the Muslim, Jat and Yadav inhabitants. It is estimated that there are round 4 lakh Yadav voters, adopted by Muslims at 3 lakh, and Dalits at 2.75 lakh.
Source: www.financialexpress.com”