When Atal Bihari Vajpayee contested Lok Sabha elections on 3 seats!
When atal bihari vajpayee contested lok sabha elections on 3 seats!Atal Bihari Vajpayee was the first politician who was contesting elections on more than one seat at a time. After that many leaders adopted this strategy, as we can see in this lok sabha election as well.Former PM of the country Atal Bihari VajpayeePolitics is at its peak regarding lok sabha election 2024. The third phase of voting is to be held on 7 May. Meanwhile, it was announced by the congress party that rahul gandhi will contest from Rae bareli seat of UP. He is already a congress candidate from wayanad seat in Kerala. Now he is contesting lok sabha elections from two seats. In this episode, today we are going to discuss such an election story, when a politician was contesting lok sabha elections from three seats. That politician was none other than the former prime minister of India, Atal Bihari Vajpayee.He contested elections on 3 seats under a special strategy.The first lok sabha election in the country was held in 1952. In this lok sabha election, atal bihari vajpayee was a candidate from lucknow seat, but he had to data-face defeat in this election. He was a leader of Bharatiya Jana Sangh. The congress candidate won the lucknow seat in that election. After the first lok sabha election, the second lok sabha election came in 1957. In those days, Atal Bihari Vajpayee's name was counted among the big young leaders of Jana Sangh. In such a situation, the party wanted him to win the lok sabha election and go to Parliament. In this sequence, he was made a candidate from three lok sabha seats by the party. He was once again fielded from lucknow seat. He was also made a candidate from Balrampur and Mathura.
How were the election results?When the election results came, he again lost the election from lucknow seat, he was also defeated from mathura seat, but he won from Balrampur seat. In this way, the strategy of sending him to the parliament worked. Due to this special strategy, he became the first candidate in history to do so. He was the first politician who was contesting elections from more than one seat at a time. After that, many leaders adopted this strategy, as we can see in this lok sabha election as well.
How were the election results?When the election results came, he again lost the election from lucknow seat, he was also defeated from mathura seat, but he won from Balrampur seat. In this way, the strategy of sending him to the parliament worked. Due to this special strategy, he became the first candidate in history to do so. He was the first politician who was contesting elections from more than one seat at a time. After that, many leaders adopted this strategy, as we can see in this lok sabha election as well.