ELECTION STATISTICS, JANSURAJ AND R K SINGH ARE ALSO AN ISSUE

ELECTION STATISTICS, JANSURAJ AND R K SINGH ARE ALSO AN ISSUE

3-NOV-ENG 28

RAJIV NAYAN AGRAWAL

ARA-----------------------------If we look at the assembly elections held last year in Bhojpur district and its results, then the Grand Alliance had dominance over the NDA in the seven assembly constituencies of the district and if we look at the parliamentary elections in the future, then except Ara, the vote percentage in favour of the Grand Alliance was higher in all the assembly constituencies. Due to which two-time MP RK Singh had to face defeat from Sudama Prasad of CPI(ML). If we roughly assess the 2020 assembly elections and the 2024 elections in Ara parliamentary constituency, then the NDA still considers the position of the grand alliance to be strong in Bhojpur, that is why Prime Minister Narendra Modi along with the star campaigners of BJP had to come to this area. However, the number of star campaigners of NDA BJP is much more than that of the grand alliance, especially of BJP. Now it remains to be seen how much change will be there in the results of the 2025 assembly elections in comparison to the results of the 2020 assembly elections and the 2024 Lok Sabha elections? On one hand, there are many beneficial schemes of the ruling party and on the other hand, Tejashwi Yadav has been declared the face of the Chief Minister. Facts that emerged during a tour of the assembly constituencies in Bhojpur district reveal that the government jobs provided during Deputy Chief Minister Tejashwi Yadav's tenure are still a hot topic among voters, while the ruling party's public welfare schemes are also a topic of discussion. However, discussions about Jansuraj are currently underway among voters, which was not a topic of discussion during the 2020 assembly elections and the 2024 Lok Sabha elections. However, political circles believe that the Jansuraj Party candidate could cause significant damage to the NDA (ruling party) candidate. Another well-known reason is the rebellion of former MP and Union Minister R.K. Singh, who has boldly declared that he will teach a lesson to those who led to his defeat during the assembly elections. He received 464,736 votes through EVMs during the 2024 parliamentary elections. If we look at the voting figures during the 2024 Lok Sabha elections, the Grand Alliance could gain lead only from Ara Assembly constituency. Where RK Singh got 82324 votes and Sudama Prasad of CPI(ML) got 74053 votes. From other assembly constituency Sandesh, Sudama Prasad got 82611 votes and RK Singh got 62007 votes. From Agiaon (reserved), Sudama Prasad got 71234 votes and RK Singh got 51754 votes. In Tarari, Shri Prasad got 74586 votes and Shri Singh got 68813 votes. In Jagdishpur, Sudama Prasad got 83534 votes and RK Singh got 63362 votes, in Shahpur, Shri Prasad got 67895 votes and RK Singh got 65607 votes. Similarly, in Chittorgarh Barhara, Sudama Prasad got 72651 votes and RK Singh got 70869 votes. According to the data, Sudama Prasad got a total of 529382 votes and RK Singh got a total of 469574 votes. In this way, RK Singh, that is, the ruling party, had to face defeat by 59808 votes.

However, the data of the last election, the arrival and rise of Jansuraj in the meantime and the impact of RK Singh's boastful statements are influencing this assembly election. In such a situation, how much benefit will the NDA get? This will be known only after the voting.