Balyan Screams Sabotage

• 2024 Lok Sabha Election saw former Union Minister of State and two-time MP, Sanjeev Balyan losing the prestigious Muzaffarnagar constituency to Samajwadi Party’s Harendra Malik by 24,672 votes.
• Without mincing his words, Sanjeev Balyan said division of lower polling trend and Hindu vote division led to his defeat.
• Former party MLA Sangeet Som openly opposed Balyan during election and he said Balyan should not have addressed such critical issue like vote polarization in a press conference.
• Balyan did not remain silent at Som’s statement and he stated without naming any specific person that those who openly aided SP in the election is enjoying government benefits and the party will look into it.
• Balyan did not remain silent at Som’s statement and he stated without naming any specific person that those who openly aided SP in the election is enjoying government benefits and the party will look into it.
• Road to Delhi passes through Lucknow’ this maxim in Indian politics have often proven that Uttar Pradesh remained the battleground sending 80 legislators to Parliament.
• Despite falling short on majority, BJP-led NDA formed government and emergence of Congress and Rahul Gandhi played critical role in the opposition’s success.
• In Uttar Pradesh, Rahul Gandhi and Akhilesh Yadav managed to counter BJP’s strategies on Hindutva and nationalism.
• “UP ke ladke” (boys of UP) managed to win over seats from the BJP across the length and breadth of the State and ended up with a tally of 43. The SP’s score was 37, up from the 5 it managed in the general election of 2019 while in an alliance with the Bahujan Samaj Party (BSP) and the Rashtriya Lok Dal. In 2019, Congress won just Rae Bareli whiles this time the number rose to six.
• SP leader Akhilesh Yadav realized the challenges of changing times. He patched up with his uncle, Shivpal Yadav and restructured party ethos adopting a newer sentiment ‘Pichchda, Dalit, Alpsankhyak.’ He embraces a more inclusive approach by including the non-Yadav OBCs, Dalits, and Muslims. And he executed the philosophy on ground by giving giant share tickets to the Dalits and OBCs.
• The Lok Sabha election results from Uttar Pradesh reflected a gear-shift in the state political map. Coming years will prove if BJP’s reduced majority and the rise of the SP-Congress alliance manage to usher a different era in the state.

Editor’s Note

After the Uttar Pradesh setback in Lok Sabha election 2024, BJP has eyes set on the 2027 assembly elections. While this mercurial phase came to an end, will UP ke ladke continue to overshine predictions or the state will see another set of shockers?

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