Bhopal: The BJP has deployed Madhya Pradesh Chief Minister Mohan Yadav and different outstanding Yadav leaders to have interaction with the neighborhood in Guna constituency, from the place it has fielded Union Civil Aviation Minister Jyotiraditya Scindia.
Having denied a ticket to sitting MP Ok.P. Yadav — a former loyalist of Scindia, whom he defeated within the 2019 Lok Sabha elections — the social gathering is now intensifying efforts to garner help from Yadavs, who maintain important sway in Guna.
With this in thoughts, the social gathering additionally organised a ‘Yadav Samaj Sammelan’ within the Chanderi block of Ashoknagar Thursday. CM Mohan Yadav was the chief visitor on the occasion. Additionally current have been KP Yadav himself, Scindia and minister of state and Govindpura MLA Krishna Gaur, one other outstanding Yadav face.
“I congratulate K.P. Yadav for getting BJP a resounding victory in the 2019 elections. But I also congratulate Jyotiraditya Scindia and his family for protecting Hindu monuments during the Mughal invasion,” stated CM Mohan Yadav. “Lord Krishna’s mandir in Ujjain is a gift from the Scindia family.”
To additional showcase KP Yadav’s continued help for the BJP, the CM stated, “KP Yadav will not only hold the fort in Guna, but also campaign for the party across the state with me…Ye Scindia ji ka chunav nahi hai, ye mera chunav hai, saare Yadav samaj kaa chunav hai (this is Scindia’s election, my election, election for the whole Yadav community),” he added.
Talking on the sammelan, Scindia stated, “I have unflinching support of the Yadav community and I cannot forget 2002 when they stood by me,” he stated, including that the Yadavs will as soon as once more take the BJP to victory.
Scindia has held Guna since 2002, however was defeated in 2019 by Ok.P. Yadav by a margin of over 1 lakh votes. Nevertheless, now, with Scindia in BJP, the social gathering has chosen him over KP Yadav to contest from right here.
In the meantime, the Congress has fielded Rao Yadvendra Singh in opposition to Scindia.
A outstanding Yadav chief, Singh’s father Rao Deshraj Singh Yadav had contested in opposition to Madhavrao Scindia beneath the BJP banner in 1999 after which Jyotiraditya Scindia in 2002. By contesting Rao Yadvendra Singh, who comes from an prosperous Yadav household with sturdy RSS hyperlinks, the Congress is hoping to money in on the perceived discontent over KP Yadav being dropped by the BJP.
With a inhabitants of over 4 lakh, Yadavs represent the biggest neighborhood accounting for over 20 p.c of the voters in Guna, stated, Raju Yadav a member of Yadav Mahasabha in Guna. That is adopted by SC voters, who account for 19 p.c, of Guna’s inhabitants, and STs (14 p.c) and Muslims (4.2 p.c).
The Guna parliamentary seat includes Ashok Nagar and a part of Guna and Shivpuri districts. It’s a basic class seat.
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Age outdated struggle
With the patronage of Scindia’s grandmother Rajmata Scindia, Rao Deshraj Yadav secured three consecutive phrases as MLA from Mungaoli beneath the BJP banner. Bolstered by her help, Yadav’s affect within the area grew quickly, to the extent that it was thought of troublesome to do politics within the area with out his help.
Nevertheless, Yadav’s political relevance started waning after Madhavrao Scindia rebelled in opposition to his mom and contested the Guna seat on a Congress ticket in 1999. This led to Yadav being fielded by the BJP in opposition to Scindia, leading to Yadav’s defeat.
Subsequently, in 2002, when Jyotiraditya Scindia contested the Guna by-election following his father’s demise, the BJP as soon as once more nominated Yadav, however he misplaced once more, this time by a margin of over 4 lakh votes.
With the rise of Scindia, then with the Congress, in Guna, and the demise of Rao Deshraj Yadav in October 2016, Yadvendra’s household felt sidelined inside the BJP.
In March 2020, when Scindia joined the BJP, the Yadvendra household started gravitating in direction of the Congress.
Rao Deshraj Yadav’s spouse Bai Sahab Yadav, his different son Ajay Pratap Yadav and Ajay’s spouse Alka Yadav turned members of zila panchayat from Ashok Nagar in the course of the July 2022 panchayat elections, demonstrating the household’s important maintain within the area. Ajay Pratap Yadav defeated Scindia-supported Mohan Singh Yadav to get elected.
Months earlier than the 2023 meeting polls, Yadvendra joined the Congress with a lot fanfare in Bhopal. He was adopted by his brother Ajay Pratap Yadav and mom Bai Sahab Yadav. The Congress fielded Yadvendra from Mungaoli meeting seat, however he misplaced by a slender margin of 5,400 votes.
Now, the social gathering is placing its hope in him once more, hoping he’ll have the ability to consolidate Yadav votes within the Congress’s favour.
Throughout the sammelan Thursday, although, Scindia reminded members of the Yadav neighborhood of the BJP’s efforts in empowering them. He cited examples such because the appointment of Babulal Gaur, a Yadav, because the Chief Minister of the state in 2006, and, extra lately, the elevation of Mohan Yadav to CM’s put up.
“When Congress had a chance to make Subash Yadav chief minister, the party denied him the opportunity, keeping Yadavs away from the top post,” he stated.
He additionally spoke of the unwavering help of the Scindia household for the Yadav neighborhood, likening it to a steadfast rock. He credited this to his grandmother Rajmata Scindia who positioned her belief in Deshraj Yadav.
In response to an in depth assist of Scindia, the Union minister is guaranteeing that no outdoors employees, particularly these from the Congress who stay loyal to him, are placed on the sphere to work in Guna constituency. “Having realised that getting outside support irked the BJP workers of the constituency, as was seen during the bypolls of 2020, and then during the panchayat and assembly elections, Scindiaji is ensuring that such mistakes are repeated. Now he is taking into confidence grassroot BJP workers and only working with them,” he stated, requesting anonymity.
(Edited by Zinnia Ray Chaudhuri)
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