Milkipur By-Election: Who’s Chandrabhan Paswan, BJP Candidate Combating SP’s Ajit Prasad? – News18
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Chandrabhan Paswan, a younger chief from the Pasi group is a two-time district panchayat member from Rudauli. Paswan’s spouse additionally serves as a district panchayat member
The BJP has fielded Chandrabhan Paswan, a candidate from the Pasi group from Milkipur. (X@PTI_News)
The by-election for the Milkipur meeting constituency might be held on February 5. Samajwadi Celebration (SP) MP Awadhesh Prasad was the MLA of Milkipur earlier than he was elected to the Lok Sabha in 2024.
The BJP has fielded Chandrabhan Paswan, a candidate from the Pasi group, on this constituency. Paswan might be taking over Ajit Prasad, the son of Awadhesh Prasad, fielded by the SP, who additionally belongs to the Pasi group.
With the Congress and BSP selecting to not contest, the high-profile seat in Ayodhya will witness a direct contest between the SP and BJP.
Just like the SP’s Ajit Prasad, Chandrabhan Paswan is a younger chief. Nonetheless, Chandrabhan Paswan brings political expertise, having served as a district panchayat member from Rudauli twice. At the moment, his spouse additionally holds a district panchayat member place.
Former MLA Baba Gorakhnath had additionally staked a declare to the BJP ticket. Nonetheless, the occasion shocked many by giving an opportunity to a brand new face on this essential by-election.
Caste Dynamics of the Milkipur Seat
The caste equation in Milkipur performs a big function in figuring out the victor. The constituency has roughly 350,000 voters, with Dalits forming the most important section, numbering round 150,000. Inside the Dalit inhabitants, Pasi voters represent a good portion with round 55,000 voters. OBC voters, together with roughly 55,000 Yadav voters, type one other substantial group.
Brahmins quantity round 60,000, whereas Muslim voters additionally maintain a decisive place. Kshatriya and Vaishya voters quantity 25,000 and 18,000, respectively. Moreover, Kori, Kahar, and Nishad voters have traditionally influenced election outcomes.
SP’s Reliance on the PDA Components
The Samajwadi Celebration is banking on the PDA (pichde (backward lessons), Dalits and alpsankhyak (minorities)) components to safe the Milkipur seat. The SP goals to retain its maintain on the constituency by interesting to those communities.
Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath has made the competition a status battle for the BJP. He has taken upon himself the accountability of main the occasion to victory, looking for to avenge the BJP’s Lok Sabha election defeat. Adityanath is actively campaigning within the constituency with the slogan “Ek rahenge secure rahenge” (Keep united, keep secure).
