All eyes are on Meerut now, which goes to polls in the second phase of the Lok Sabha elections today. The ruling party has thrown its full weight behind actor Arun Govil, who is contesting elections on a BJP ticket for the first time in Meerut constituency. The party is hoping that people make the Ram connect and vote for Govil—who played the role of lord Ram in the television series Ramayan—in large numbers.

The Meerut constituency is important and significant for the BJP, as it has sidelined its sitting parliamentarian Rajendra Agrawal to field fresh candidate Arun Govil. Though the actor-turned-politician has been able to pull in the crowds during campaigning and road shows, it is equally important to see what percentage of the crowd is influenced by the ‘Ram’ quotient to vote for BJP.