Three way battle in Jhansi among BJP, Congress and BSP in phase five

Jhansi the stronghold of BJP which the party has been winning since 2014 will witness a threeway Lok Sabha elections 2024 battle among BJPs Anurag Sharma who is pitted against Congress Pradeep Jain Aditya and Bahujan Samaj Partys Ravi Prakash reported news agency ANIJhansi will go to the polls in the fifth phase of Lok Sabha elections 2024 on May 20 reported ANIAs one of the 80 Lok Sabha constituencies in Uttar Pradesh Jhansi consists of five Legislative Assembly segmentsBabina Jhansi Nagar Mauranipur Lalitpur and MehroniIn 2014 BJPs Uma Bharti secured 575889 votes 436 per cent while SPs Dr Chandrapal Singh Yadav came second with 385422 votes 292 per cent BSPs Anuradha Sharma garnered 213792 votes 162 per cent while Congress Pradeep Jain Aditya came fourth with 84089 votes 64 per cent reported ANIIn 2019 Anurag Sharma of BJP secured victory in the seat by securing 809272 votes 586 per cent SPs Shyam Sundar Singh secured the second spot with 443589 votes 31 per cent while Shivsharan of Congress garnered 86139 votes 62 per centInterestingly Pradeep Jain Aditya had secured victory in the seat in 2009 and is seeking to emerge victorious again after 15 yearsAt present Anurag Sharma is a member of Parliaments Standing Committee on Science Technology Environment and Forests Standing Committee on Health and Family Welfare and Consultative Committee of the Ministry of Rural Development and Panchayati Raj reported ANIAnurag Sharma holds a special place in the field of business leadership and is currently the Chairman of the AYUSH Committee of the Federation of Indian Chambers of Commerce and Industry FICCI Indias largest trade association Given his contribution to the medical field Sharma has also been appointed as a member of the Medical Plant Board established under the Parliamentary Act and advisor to the Planning Commission now NITI Aayog and Gujarat Ayurved University reported ANISeveral BJP leaders like UP Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath and Union Home Minister have held roadshows in Jhansi for their candidate and urged the people to vote for Anurag SharmaOn the other hand Pradeep Jain Aditya former Union Minister former MP JhansiLalitpur former MLA Jhansi had spoken with ANI and said It was peoples wish that I should serve them And the party had chosen a small worker like me They have shown trust in me I have always lived up to the expectations of the peopleSamajwadi Party chief Akhilesh Yadav on May 14 had addressed a public rally in Jhansi where he targeted the Yogi Adityanath and Central government and while addressing the farmers and youth of Jhansi Yadav had said The farmers and youth of Jhansi must know that in the 10 years of governance the farmers were looted and the money of farmers reached the pockets of BJP Inflation surged diesel prices doubled and electricity prices soared reported ANIThe former UP CM also claimed that the BJP is falling He said Four phases of elections are over and BJPs graph is falling The people of Jhansi are preparing for BJPs vidai ki jhankiInterestingly the BSP had earlier fielded Ravi Prakash from Amethi constituency but then replaced him with Nanhe Singh Chauhan Later the party fielded Prakash from the Jhansi Lok Sabha seatNotably SP and Congress are allies in the opposition INDIA bloc formed to take on the BJP in the ongoing Lok Sabha elections 2024In the 2019 polls the BJP emerged triumphant securing 62 out of 80 seats in Uttar Pradesh while two seats were clinched by its ally Apna Dal S Mayawatis BSP managed to secure 10 seats while Akhilesh Yadavs SP garnered five and the Congress Party secured only one seatIn the 2014 elections the BJP secured 71 out of 80 seats SP secured five seats while Congress garnered only two seatsWith inputs from ANI