Lok Sabha Elections 2024: Discord brewing in BJP over Raebareli candidate Dinesh Pratap Singh; Amit Shah steps in
Bharatiya Janata Party's (BJP) Raebareli candidate, is reportedly facing discontent within the saffron camp in the run-up to May 20 Lok Sabha elections in the Congress stronghold. Singh is up against Rahul Gandhi in the seat currently held by Sonia Gandhi. The discontent primarily arises from the unexpected silence of BJP MLA Aditi Singh and the rebel SP MLA Manoj Kumar Pandey.
Political circles in and around Raebareli are abuzz due to the conspicuous absence of Aditi Singh, the BJP's MLA from Raebareli Sadar seat, from the Dinesh Singh’s campaign. Aditi Singh, a former Congress MLA, contested and won the 2022 assembly elections on a BJP ticket. She was considered a crucial asset for the BJP until Dinesh Singh’s candidature from the seat.
Sources said that Dinesh Singh’s candidature from Raebareli seat did not sit well with Aditi Singh. The two families have a history, with Dinesh Singh having opposed Akhilesh Singh, Aditi’s father, during his contests for the Raebareli Sadar seat. These families are known as rivals in the region.
Also Read: BJP declares Dinesh Pratap Singh as Raebareli candidate for Lok Sabha Elections 2024: Who is he? Aditi Singh’s post on X on May 11 perhaps speaks volumes about her silence. "No compromise with principles," she wrote alongside a picture with her father, sparking speculation. In February of this year, Manoj Pandey, a rebel Samajwadi Party MLA from Unchahar seat in Raebareli, defected to the BJP and supported the party's candidate in the Rajya Sabha elections.
Pandey, who was expected to receive a BJP Lok Sabha ticket from Raebareli, wasn’t happy with Dinesh Singh’s candidature, too. Pandey is a prominent Brahmin leader. The community accounts for about 18 percent of its population in
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