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Expansion
BJP has settled its accounts with Samajwadi Party in Rajya Sabha elections 2024 and Assembly elections 2022. Before the assembly elections in 2022, SP had given a blow to BJP by inducting three ministers and ten MLAs of the then Yogi government. Before the Lok Sabha elections, BJP has taken a big step towards settling the scores by ousting seven SP MLAs.
In the Rajya Sabha elections, BJP took the risk of fielding Sanjay Seth as the eighth candidate as part of a careful strategy. Just as SP had created an atmosphere before the Assembly elections 2022 by ousting the ministers and MLAs of Yogi Government 1.0 from BJP. BJP has also done the same thing with SP before the Lok Sabha elections 2024 and has snatched away seven of its MLAs. Before the elections, SP’s chief whip Manoj Pandey, big faces of SP in Amethi, Rakesh Pratap Singh, Rakesh Pandey in Ambedkar Nagar, Abhay Singh in Ayodhya, including two backward and four forward faces who have influence in their area and society, are giving a shock to SP. It will also affect the Lok Sabha elections. BJP’s seat in Rajya Sabha has increased by seven MLAs. The momentum of the saffron Ram wave will increase in the election environment in UP. Sources say that till the upcoming Lok Sabha elections, some big faces of SP and BSP will be included in the party.
NDA has weakened India
Before the Lok Sabha elections, NDA has weakened the opposition alliance India in the Rajya Sabha elections held on ten seats in the state. By getting cross-voting from the MLAs with SP and also by getting the votes of BSP, BJP has not only won the eighth candidate but has also discouraged the main opposition party Samajwadi Party.
Voting for BSP is a big message
Voting for BJP by the only BSP MLA in the Assembly, Umashankar Singh, is also a big message. Experts believe that Umashankar Singh is the closest and most trusted person to BSP supremo Mayawati. They would not have taken the risk of voting for BJP without Mayawati’s green signal. There is discussion in political circles that this is a message that BSP is not joining the India alliance. BJP will benefit more from this in the Lok Sabha elections.
Government and organizations succeeded in the examination
In adverse circumstances, the central leadership fielded the eighth candidate and entrusted the responsibility of making him win to the state government and the organization. Despite SP having almost enough votes to win the elections, the government and the organization have passed the test before the Lok Sabha elections by making a dent in SP and BSP. Now the second test of the government and the organization is the Legislative Council elections. In the Legislative Council elections to be held on 13 seats, SP has enough votes for three and BJP has enough votes for ten seats. For the Lok Sabha elections, ten candidates have to be identified and they have to win the election unopposed while maintaining caste equation and regional balance.
Challenge for BJP also
The opposition is stuck in the first phase of the maze created by the BJP for the Lok Sabha elections 2024. But there is no less danger for BJP in this. Expressing concern, a party official said that ticket distribution will start from the coming week. In such a situation, tickets of sitting MPs or defeated candidates will be canceled. He can join SP to contest elections. In such a situation, stopping the threat of rebellion is no less than a challenge for the party.