Kanhaiya Kumar Vs Manoj Tiwari: Lok Sabha Elections For this, Congress has fielded famous leader Kanhaiya Kumar from North East Delhi. He is going to fight against BJP’s Manoj Tiwari.
The headlines have intensified regarding Kanhaiya Kumar, originally from Begusarai, Bihar, being made a candidate in Delhi instead of his home state. What is the reason behind this? Is this a master stroke by Congress?
This is the reason for Kanhaiya Kumar’s candidature in Delhi
North East Delhi Lok Sabha constituency also borders UP. A large number of people from Bihar live here. The number of Purvanchali voters is also decisive on this seat, that is why BJP has fielded Manoj Tiwari from here for the third consecutive time. He had won from here by a huge margin in the 2014 and 2019 elections.
Manoj Tiwari is a big Purvanchali face and besides being a Bhojpuri star, his popularity is quite high among the people of Bihar. That is why Congress has strongly retaliated against BJP’s move to make him a candidate from North East Delhi. Kanhaiya Kumar is very popular among the young population because of his brilliant speeches.
His popularity among the voters of Bihar and UP is no less than that of Manoj Tiwari. Therefore, after solving all the political equations, Congress has fielded him from North East Delhi.
Large number of Muslim voters in North East Delhi
The Delhi riots of 2020 are also related to North East Delhi. In this region, there are areas like Seelampur, Mustafabad, Babarpur and Kargil Nagar where a large number of Muslim population lives. Here the Muslim votes are expected to go to the account of India Alliance, which can benefit Kanhaiya Kumar. That means along with Purvanchal votes, a safe Muslim vote is also with him. Therefore, this move of Congress is being considered as a master stroke.