LUCKNOW: Desperate to regain political ground in UP, the head of RLD Jayant Chaudhary is finding himself under the shadow of his father late Ajit Singh, who is known for frequently switching political camps.
It became clear days after the Union minister and BJP election UP in charge Dharmendra Pradhan dismissed Jayant as a “politically mature” are not aware of the history of his father – in what brass viewed RLD as BJP attempts scheming to fuel “confusion” among voters Jat electorally significant ahead of the first two phases of the UP polls.
Assembly elections 2022: Complete coverage Poll Detailed schedule coverageUP election election election election election Punjab Uttarakhand Goa Manipur Not surprisingly, Jayant feel deft movement and the BJP was quick to reply through a tweet: “The leaders of these countries worry so much about me.
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well …
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But the construction set off alarm bells ringing in the RLD camp.
Political analysts indicate that the attitude Pradhan came a day after Secretary of Arab homes and head of strategy BJP Amit Shah, in a meeting with the leaders of the Jat influence of UP West, reportedly said that Jayant has chosen “camp is wrong”, in a clear reference to the alliance RLD this with the Samajwadi Party Akhilesh Yadav-led.
Jayant then also had a grin: “play chawanni jaunga Palat ki nahi …
(I’m not a 25-paise coins to be flipped” He also tweeted: “Nyota mujhe nahi, un 700 + Kisan parivaron do Jinke ghar ko aapne ujaad Diye ..
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(Do not invite me, but the 700-plus family farmers who will be destroyed), “in a clear reference to farmers who reportedly died during the year-long stir farm on the border of Delhi against three agricultural law -, which then revoked Shah secret” offer “is also seen by the RLD as part of a smart strategy BJP’s core Jat voters weaken the RLD, which Jayant trying to stitch back to the kitty politics while amalgamating societies with Muslim, which basically back the Samajwadi Party.
After the riots Muzzaffarnagar, which Jat has entered into terms fierce with Muslims and have largely drifted towards the BJP since 2014 when the saffron brigade political rise like giants.
“is good to see BJP This is noticed Jayant Chaudhary stature.
BJP will not succeed in their en deavor to create confusion in the minds of people.
their defeat is certain, “said the national secretary Anil Dubey RLD.
Experts say that the BJP tried to play up the lively political character Jayant’s father – he died last year after contracting Corona – who has a history of slipping out of the electoral tie ups.
After starting his political career in 1980, Ajit, son of former Prime Minister Chaudhary Charan Singh, forming alliances with various parties.
In 1999, he entered into an alliance with the BJP and became agriculture minister in the Atal Bihari Vajpayee government.
But in 2004, Ajit Singh broke with the BJP and entered into an alliance with the SP.
He said he then contested on 10 seats but won three.
Ajit severed ties with the SP in 2007 assembly election and contested 254 seats but could win 10 seats.
In the Lok Sabha elections in 2009, RLD forged an alliance with the BJP to contest in seven seats, of which registered a win in five.
But in December 2011, Singh slipped out and allied with the Congress-led UPA government.
On December 18, 2011 he was appointed as the Union civil aviation minister in the Manmohan Singh government.
In the 2014 Lok Sabha elections, RLD back into an alliance with the Congress and contested on eight seats, but has roundly destroyed by both Ajit and Jayant loss of the stronghold Baghpat and Mathura, respectively.
When Ajit got sidelined by the SP and the Congress who came together in 2017, he decided to contest alone in 171 seats but the party could win only one seat.
The single RLD MLA from Chhaprauli (Baghpat), Sahendra Singh Ramala, too, later defected to the BJP leaving RLD completely faceless.
RLD is made part of the BSP and SP alliance in 2019 Lok Sabha elections but continues to struggle even as Ajit and Jayant lost, this time from Muzaffarnagar and Baghpat, respectively.