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  • Agra Municipal Elections: BJP’s pressure higher because of Dalit-Muslim issue on reserved seats… What do the figures say?

    Agra: After the reservation issued for the mayor’s seat in Agra, Uttar Pradesh, the political stir has intensified. After 16 years in Agra, as soon as once more the mayor’s seat has been reserved for a Scheduled Caste lady. Lotus has blossomed 6 instances from 1989 to 2017 at the seat of Agra Municipal Company, however the particular factor is that BSP has given a difficult combat to BJP. BJP’s Naveen Jain defeated BSP’s Digambar Singh Dhakre by way of 74,000 votes within the 2017 elections, however consistent with political mavens, this time the Dalit-Muslim issue goes to provide a difficult combat to BJP, however all that is conceivable for BSP. Depends on the number of the candidate.

    Agra is known as the capital of Dalits, from the time of the Republican Birthday party of India (RPI), six seats in Agra used to have Dalit MLAs. BSP had six MLAs within the years 2006 and 2012 additionally, however within the 2017 elections, the BJP swept the elections and captured the entire 9 meeting seats in Agra. Whilst the lotus has blossomed each and every time within the Agra mayor election. BJP has been the contender for victory for the mayor for 6 consecutive phrases.

    The choice of electorate in Agra Municipal Company is ready 13 lakh 57 thousand. Many of the electorate on this are Dalits. If we have a look at the choice of electorate of ‘Jatav’ caste, then there are about 3 to a few.5 lakhs. Except for this, the Muslim neighborhood additionally has about one to 1 and a part lakh electorate. Except for this, Vaishya, Brahmin and different castes are incorporated. Dev Kumar Saket, who has been lively in politics for a very long time, says that the placement of BJP is powerful within the city spaces, however the vote financial institution of the opposition events has been bolstered because of the becoming a member of of the Gram Panchayats within the Municipal Company. Except for this, Chaudhary Bashir had secured 35,000 votes from the Muslim neighborhood, which won’t occur this time. If the Muslim vote is going to the BSP, then it’ll turn into tricky for the BJP. The margin at the reserved seat used to be diminished in 2017. Previous in 2012, BJP’s Indrajit Arya had a difficult combat with BSP’s Kartar Singh Bhartiya at the reserved seat and BJP received the election by way of 12,000 votes. Muslim social employee Sami Agai says that Dalit and Muslim alliance can problem BJP. Equipped BSP selects the suitable candidate. This time the Muslim candidate can even now not box and the Muslim neighborhood will vote for the candidate who defeats the BJP.

    Record: Sunil Saket