Will he or won't he? Speculation continues over Varun Gandhi's BJP ticket from Pilibhit Lok Sabha seat
Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) member of parliament (MP) Varun Gandhi from the Pilibhit seat in Uttar Pradesh, which he represents. Pilibhit, along with seven other seats in Uttar Pradesh, will go to the polls on April 19 in the first phase of the Lok Sabha 2024 elections, for which the filing of nominations started on March 20. For quite some time now, speculation has been rife that Varun may not be fielded by the BJP in 2024 because he attacked some of his party’s policies over the past few years.
Some reports suggested that he would contest the elections either as an independent or a Samajwadi Party (SP) candidate. However, the Akhilesh Yadav-led SP announced Bhagwat Sharan Gangwar as the party’s candidate from Pilibhit on March 20. The SP had earlier hinted at fielding Varun Gandhi from Pilibhit if the BJP denied him a ticket.
The BJP has so far announced the names for 51 of the 80 Lok Sabha seats from Uttar Pradesh. The delay in releasing names for the remaining 29 seats, including Pilibhit, has added to speculation. Also Read: Lok Sabha Polls 2024: No, says BJP MP Varun Gandhi in response to reports of contesting from Amethi Amid the buzz, Varun Gandhi’s aide MR Malik, purchased four sets of nomination papers for the forthcoming Lok Sabha 2024 polls on March 20, the day when the filing of nominations for eight Lok Sabha seats from UP, including Pilibhit, started.
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