Lok Sabha Elections 2024: Discord brewing in BJP over Raebareli candidate Dinesh Pratap Singh; Amit Shah steps in

The discontent chiefly arises from the unexpected soundlessness of BJP MLA Aditi Singh and the rebel SP MLA Manoj Kumar Pandey.

Political circles successful and astir Raebareli are abuzz owed to the conspicuous lack of Aditi Singh, the BJP's MLA from Raebareli Sadar seat, from the Dinesh Singh’s campaign. Aditi Singh, a erstwhile Congress MLA, contested and won the 2022 assembly elections connected a BJP ticket. She was considered a important plus for the BJP until Dinesh Singh’s candidature from the seat.

‘No Compromise with Principles’

Sources said that Dinesh Singh’s candidature from Raebareli spot did not beryllium good with Aditi Singh. The 2 families person a history, with Dinesh Singh having opposed Akhilesh Singh, Aditi’s father, during his contests for the Raebareli Sadar seat. These families are known arsenic rivals successful the region.

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Aditi Singh’s station connected X connected May 11 possibly speaks volumes astir her silence. "No compromise with principles," she wrote alongside a representation with her father, sparking speculation.

In February of this year, Manoj Pandey, a rebel Samajwadi Party MLA from Unchahar spot successful Raebareli, defected to the BJP and supported the party's campaigner successful the Rajya Sabha elections. Pandey, who was expected to person a BJP Lok Sabha summons from Raebareli, wasn’t blessed with Dinesh Singh’s candidature, too.

Pandey is simply a salient Brahmin leader. The assemblage accounts for astir 18 percent of its colonisation successful Raebareli. The three-time Unchahar MLA, Pandey was a cardinal Brahmin look successful the Akhilesh Yadav-led Samajwadi Party authorities betwixt 2012 and 2017.

Amit Shah attempts reconciliation

Union Home Minister Amit Shah, who visited Raebareli past week, reportedly made efforts to reconcile the discord wrong the BJP camp. Shah visited Manoj Pandey's residence, wherever enactment campaigner Dinesh Singh accompanied him during a close-door gathering connected May 12.

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Aditi Singh was contiguous during Shah’s nationalist gathering astatine GIC grounds successful Raebareli. She was connected the signifier but didn’t speak. Shah, however, highlighted her value successful Raebareli for the BJP.

Who is Dinesh Pratap Singh?

Dinesh Pratap Singh is Uttar Pradesh Minister of State (Independent Charge) and a BJP leader. He fought the 2019 Lok Sabha elections from the Raebareli constituency and was defeated by Congress person Sonia Gandhi. 

Singh was earlier successful the Congress party. He became a subordinate of the Legislative Council from Congress for the archetypal clip successful 2010 and for the 2nd clip successful 2016. He discontinue the Congress and joined the BJP successful 2018. 

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Published: 14 May 2024, 12:12 PM IST