Will Amarmani Tripathi now become a means of adding votes for BJP?
Former minister Amarmani Tripathi and his wife Madhumani, who were serving a jail sentence of 20 years in theMadhumita Shukla murder case, have been released. lok sabha elections are to be held in the country in 2024. In such asituation, big political speculations are being made due to the release of Amarmani Tripathi. In his 40 years of politicalcareer, whether inside or outside the jail, Amarmani has been a big data-face for the Brahmin voters in Purvanchal. Despitebeing in jail, Amarmani had won on SP ticket in 2007. Which explains their political dominance.BJP hopes that Amarmani’s supremacy will still be intact and he will be successful in winning over the common class onbehalf of bjp in front of Congress’s ajay Rai.In this story, let us know why bjp is going to bet on Amarmani, who has spent 20 years in jail on murder charges.Amarmani Tripathi has been one of the biggest Brahmin leaders of Purvanchal. A question is being echoed in the politicsof Uttar Pradesh these days, whether former minister and four-time mla Amarmani Tripathi, who has served 20 years injail, can regain his influence or not? Amarmani contested his first election in 1981 on a cpi ticket. On which he won.Amarmani's name was once counted among the biggest Brahmin leaders of Purvanchal. His strength was proved for thefirst time when he contested the elections against the influential leader of the area, Virendra Pratap Shahi.He lost the 1981 and 1985 assembly elections against Shahi, but this fierce contest between the leaders of the twomajor castes of Uttar Pradesh established him as a Brahmin data-face. However, after two consecutive defeats in Lakshmipur,he joined Congress. After this, he won elections continuously from Lakshmipur assembly seat of Maharajganj in 1989,1996 and 2002. After this he joined BJP. He became a minister in the governments of kalyan Singh, ram Prakash Guptaand Rajnath Singh. Then after going to jail, he won from Nautanwa seat in 2007 also on SP ticket. Amarmani was the firstleader to contest elections from jail.