Gandhinagar seat (Gujarat)
First of all let's talk about Gandhinagar seat. This seat of Gandhinagar, the capital of Gujarat, is very important from the political point of view. There are 7 assembly constituencies in this seat. The country's Deputy Prime Minister Lal Krishna Advani was an MP from here from 1998 to 2014. It is obvious that BJP has dominance on this seat. For the last 30 years, its candidates have been winning on this seat. The country's Home Minister and former BJP President Amit Shah is the current MP from this seat.
Amit Shah will be the candidate
BJP will give ticket only to Amit Shah on this seat. There is no doubt about it. Amit Shah is the tallest leader in his party after Prime Minister Narendra Modi. Be it government or party, they have interference in both. He also plays an important role in election campaign.
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Whom will Congress give a chance?
There was a time when Congress was in a strong position on this seat. But the situation has changed in the last 30 years. Dr. Himanshu Patel's name is trending at the top as Congress candidate on Gandhinagar seat. Patel is currently the spokesperson of the Congress Party and is a lawyer by profession. He comes from Patidar community. Baldevji Chanduji Thakor's name is also in discussion as a contender for Gandhinagar seat. Thakor is a social worker and is involved in activities like farming and animal husbandry.
In 1996, Atal contested elections from Lucknow and Gandhinagar seats.
In the year 1996, Atal Bihari Vajpayee contested elections from Lucknow and Gandhinagar seats. After winning both the seats, he resigned from Gandhinagar seat. From 1998 to 2014, BJP's Lal Krishna Advani was elected MP from Gandhinagar Lok Sabha seat. There are more urban voters in this seat. Therefore caste equations are less applicable. In Gandhinagar Lok Sabha seat, voters do not vote for the candidate but for the party.
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Satna seat (Madhya Pradesh)
After Gandhi Nagar, now let us turn to Madhya Pradesh and talk about Satna Lok Sabha seat. Satna is part of Baghelkhand region. This is considered its commercial capital. This seat has been a stronghold of BJP. In 2019, BJP's Ganesh Singh was elected MP from here. He is a four-time MP and is counted among the senior leaders of the party.
On whom will BJP bet in Satna?
Rakesh Mishra's name is trending at the top as a candidate in BJP. He has been the private secretary of the Home Minister and is considered very close to him. For the last few years, Rakesh Mishra has registered his presence in this area, organized many health camps and did social welfare work.
After Rakesh Mishra, the name of Dr. Swapna Verma is doing the rounds. Verma joined BJP only last year. She is a member of BJP State Working Committee. He has worked to reach out to the public through social service. The party can also give ticket from Satna to Dr. Nandita Pathak, who has been associated with the Sangh Parivar for a long time and is considered the adopted daughter of senior Sangh leader Nanaji Deshmukh. He has done social service work in Chitrakoot area for a long time. Sanjay Thirthwani is also in the BJP list. He has emerged as a well-known face of Sindhi society.
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On whom will Congress show confidence?
The names of two Congress MLAs and a former MLA are doing the rounds as candidates from this seat. The first name is that of Ajay Singh Rahul, who is a big leader of Congress and has been the Leader of Opposition. He is currently the MLA from Churhat assembly seat. Congress party can also make former Chitrakoot MLA Siddharth Kushwaha its candidate from Satna. Kushwaha has good penetration among backward votes, which can be benefited on other seats also. The name of Nilanshu Chaturvedi, who is the Brahmin face of the party, is also in the list. Neelanshu has been MLA from Chitrakoot twice.
Satna Lok Sabha is the stronghold of BJP
Even though Congress may have been winning some seats from Satna district in the assembly elections, but in the last 7 elections, Congress has not won in the Lok Sabha elections. Last time in the year 1991, former CM late Arjun Singh was elected MP from here. Since then Congress could not win any election. In the elections held in 1996, BSP leader Sukhlal Kushwaha had defeated Congress and BJP. In 1998, Ramanand Singh brought back BJP in Satna. Since then BJP has not lost any election. BJP has been winning the Lok Sabha elections of 1999, 2004, 2009, 2014 and 2019. The last four elections were won by BJP leader Ganesh Singh.
Shimla seat (Himachal Pradesh)
Lastly let us talk about Shimla seat of Himachal Pradesh. Nowadays, political developments are changing very rapidly in Himachal Pradesh. In the Rajya Sabha elections, despite the Congress Party being in power in Himachal, the only seat in the state fell to BJP due to cross voting. Its consequences may fall in the Lok Sabha elections.
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To whom will Congress give ticket?
The first name as a candidate in Congress is that of Dhani Ram Shandilya, who had lost the elections from here last time. But he has been MP and Minister twice. By the way, Shandilya is 83 years old. In such a situation, it is possible that the party may give him rest. After Shandilya, Yashpal Tainik's name is doing the rounds. He was associated with Congress as a student leader and has held many posts in the party. Yashpal Tainik is currently the General Secretary of the State Congress Committee. Amit Nanda's name is also in the list. He has been the General Secretary of the State Congress Committee.
Who will BJP field from Shimla?
Three names are coming from BJP on this seat. Suresh Kashyap's name is trending first. He is a two-time MP and has also been a two-time MLA. His name is being taken in BJP circles. BJP can also make Pachhad region MLA Reena Kashyap its candidate from Shimla. Reena Kashyap is a two-time MLA. Apart from this, ticket can also be given to Virendra Kashyap, who has been the President of BJP in Solan district.
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