Jubilee Post News & Views
- BJP may bag all four assembly by-poll seats, opposition set for a rout
- CM Yogi’s intensive campaign likely to reap rich dividends for the party
Lucknow. Uttar Pradesh is gearing up to celebrate Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath’s birthday, which falls on June 5, with anticipated resounding victory in the Lok Sabha elections and assembly by-polls held in the state. With most of the exit polls indicating the NDA’s landslide victory, people are looking forward to the results to be announced on June 4.
In a significant show of support, the people of Uttar Pradesh seem ready to present CM Yogi with victories in all four contested Assembly by-election seats, marking a celebratory prelude to his special day.
In the last Assembly elections in 2022, the BJP won three of these four seats, and the SP won one. In the recent by-elections, voters supported CM Yogi’s development work by voting for the BJP in the Gola Gokarannath, Rampur, and Chhanbey Assembly seats.
It is noteworthy that the BJP defeated Samajwadi Party in Rampur, previously considered the stronghold of SP leader Azam Khan. Under CM Yogi’s leadership, considerable amount of development works have been carried out across 75 districts of Uttar Pradesh, including Rampur.
Three seats held by BJP and one by SP
The voters of Uttar Pradesh pressed the EVM button in favor of BJP’s development work. In the 2022 Assembly elections, Manvendra Singh won from Dadarol on the BJP ticket. After his death, the party fielded his son, Arvind Singh, in the by-election for whom CM Yogi campaigned.
The Lucknow East assembly seat became vacant following the death of MLA, former cabinet minister and BJP stalwart Ashutosh Tandon ‘Gopal’. Subsequently, the party nominated OP Srivastava for this seat. CM Yogi also sought people’s support for him during his rally.
In the general elections, the Dudhi seat in Sonbhadra saw voter support for BJP’s Ramdular, but it became vacant, necessitating a by-election. The Chief Minister campaigned twice for BJP candidate Shravan Kumar Gond. Following the death of SP MLA Shivpratap Yadav from the Gainsari Assembly, BJP nominated former MLA Shailesh Kumar Singh Shailu for the by-election. CM Yogi also campaigned for him, highlighting the development works undertaken by the government.
CM Yogi’s strategic campaigns secure wins for BJP and allies
By-elections were conducted for the Gola Gokarannath, Rampur, Swar Tanda, and Chhanbey Assembly seats in Uttar Pradesh. Following the death of MLA Arvind Giri, the BJP nominated his son Aman Giri for the Gola Gokarannath seat. CM Yogi urged the public to support the BJP, resulting in Aman Giri’s victory and his subsequent journey to Lucknow.
In Swar Tanda, BJP’s ally Apna Dal (S) expressed confidence in Shafiq Ansari, and in Chhanbey, after the death of Apna Dal (S) MLA Rahul Kol, his wife Rinki Kol received the ticket. CM Yogi not only asked for votes for the allied candidates but also strategized for their victory. As a result, both these by-election seats were won by the allied party.
On December 8, 2022, in the Rampur by-election, ten times MLA Azam Khan’s stronghold fell, and Akash Saxena won. In the Legislative Council by-elections, the BJP continued its success. After the seats were vacated due to the appointment of Laxman Acharya as Governor and the death of Banwari Lal Dohre, BJP’s Padmasen Chaudhary and Manvendra Singh won.
BJP took Azam’s stronghold in the Lok Sabha by-elections
The 2022 Lok Sabha by-elections in Rampur and Azamgarh showed the impact of CM Yogi Adityanath’s effective leadership. In Rampur, BJP’s Ghanshyam Singh Lodhi snatched the seat from SP by securing 367,397 votes (51.96 percent), while SP got 325,205 votes (46 percent). BJP received 293 postal votes, and SP got only 149. After Ghanshyam Singh Lodhi’s victory, CM Yogi reached to express his gratitude to the people, performing the duty of the chief.
In the June 2022 Azamgarh Lok Sabha by-election, BJP candidate and popular Bhojpuri singer/actor Dinesh Lal Yadav ‘Nirahua’ defeated SP’s candidate Akhilesh Yadav’s kin Dharmendra Yadav. Thanks to CM Yogi’s unbiased work, Dinesh Lal Yadav received 312,768 votes (34.39 percent), while Dharmendra Yadav got 304,089 votes (33.44 percent). SP received 252 postal votes, and BJP got 336.
Victory of BJP-allied parties in Assembly By-Elections
1. Gola Gokarannath – Aman Giri
2. Chhanbey – Rinki Kol (Apna Dal S)
3. Swar Tanda – Shafiq Ansari (Apna Dal S)
4. Rampur – Akash Saxena
*Lok Sabha Elections*
5. Azamgarh – Dinesh Lal Yadav ‘Nirahua’
6. Rampur – Ghanshyam Lodhi
*Legislative Council Elections*
7. Padmasen Chaudhary
8. Manvendra Singh
CM Yogi’s campaign in Assembly By-Election 2024
1. CM Yogi asked for votes for BJP candidate Arvind Singh from Dadraul on May 8.
2. CM Yogi held a public meeting for BJP candidate OP Srivastava from Lucknow East on May 17.
3. CM Yogi held a public meeting for BJP candidate Shailesh Kumar Singh ‘Shailu’ from Gainsari Assembly on May 21.
4. CM Yogi held another public meeting for Shailesh Kumar Singh ‘Shailu’ from Gainsari Assembly on May 22.
5. CM Yogi held a public meeting for BJP candidate Shravan God from Dudhi Assembly in Mirzapur on May 26.
6. CM Yogi held another public meeting for Shravan God from Dudhi Assembly on May 27.
