'Why not? When a person from Gujarat..., Congress leader statement...

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'Why not? When a person from Gujarat..., congress leader statement...


bihar chief minister Nitish Kumar can contest the 2024 lok sabha elections from BJP-ruled Uttar Pradesh. Regarding these speculations, a political tussle has started between the ruling Grand Alliance in bihar and the opposition party here. shravan Kumar, minister of bihar and in-charge of janata dal united for Uttar Pradesh, recently said that such 'demands' are being raised that the party chief enter the electoral fray from the neighboring state. After this, the speculation about Kumar contesting the lok sabha elections from Uttar Pradesh intensified.

shravan Kumar told a regional news channel on wednesday (August 2), 'I was in Jaunpur recently and there was a lot of demand that the Honorable chief minister should consider contesting the lok sabha elections from Uttar Pradesh.' Senior-most cabinet member and former state JDU president Bijendra Yadav told reporters at the party office, "Not only in Uttar Pradesh, but our units in many other states want the chief minister to contest from there." Of course, the party leader has to take a decision in this regard.

'It is a matter of pride for Bihar'

Nitish Kumar broke ties with the national democratic alliance (NDA) last year and is campaigning to defeat the BJP-led alliance in the 2024 lok sabha elections. Speculations are rife about him that he may contest from Phulpur, famous as the seat of former prime minister Jawaharlal Nehru. This parliamentary seat covers a large part of Prayagraj city and has a data-sizeable population of the Kurmi caste, to which Kumar belongs.

JDU leader shravan Kumar said, 'It is not just Phulpur. During my recent visit to Uttar Pradesh, I realized that there are many other seats, including Fatehpur and Pratapgarh, where our party wants the chief minister to contest. They feel that this will create an atmosphere. shakti Yadav, spokesperson of JDU's ally RJD in bihar, when asked what she thought about Nitish contesting from Uttar Pradesh, said, "If the people of that state want, they should do so." . It is a matter of pride for bihar that the popularity of our leader is beyond the boundaries of Bihar.

BJP's target on JDU leader

This seat has been associated with Nehru and after his death, Vijay lakshmi Pandit had won from here, but now Phulpur has gone out of the grip of Congress. The last time the party won this seat was in 1984 during the wave caused by the assassination of Indira Gandhi. When JDU's second ally in bihar congress Legislature party leader Shakeel ahmed khan was asked about the speculation of Nitish contesting from Phulpur, he pointed to PM Modi and said, 'Why not? When a person from gujarat can contest and win from Varanasi, we are very close to Uttar Pradesh.

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