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Congress Brahmin leaders desert the party for the BJP in Madhya Pradesh

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By Neeraj Mishra

There has been an extraordinary inflow of Congressmen into the BJP in the past few months and it is estimated the party has lost close to 10,000 district-level leaders and workers who are now eyeing the panchayat and municipal elections. The trickle that started with Jyotiraditya Scindia and his 20 MLAs three years ago became a flood with each leader coaxing his followers to join the party in power. But of late, the senior leadership of the state, comprising mostly Brahmins, has decided to shift their weight.

Suresh Pachauri, who was close to being discarded by the party, decided to take a jump and with him went Sanjay Shukla from Indore, Arunoda Choubey and Alok Chansoriya from Jabalpur. They were welcomed into the fold by BJP’s Brahmin face in Nadhya Pradesh, Narottam Mishra. It is significant in light of the Ram Mandir movement and related developments. The BJP has announced tongue-in-cheek that the Congress has now become a Catholic Syndicate.

For a long time, Brahmins controlled the politics in the state matched only by thakurs. From Ravishankar Shukla, Shankar Dayal Sharma, Katju, Shyama Charan Shukla to Motilal Vora, Brahmins more or less occupied the top within the party. Only the Scindias in the North and thakurs of Vindhya-Bundelkhand were able to match their strength largely through Arjun Singh and Digvjaya Singh. The top rung spawned several dozen lower rung Brahmin leaders who formed the backbone of the party in the entire state: the chansoriyas, Choubeys  and PC Sharma etc.

With the BJP pushing hard to come up with its own set of Brahmins in Rajendra Shukla and Narottam, the desertion from the Congress is being felt deeply by the party. Less influential Brahmin leaders like Sharma have aligned themselves with Digvijaya Singh for lack of a leader of the stature of Kamal Nath or Singh. The second or younger generation of Congress leaders now has an OBC dominance as in Jitu Patwari and Yadav etc. All the major cities in the state have become bereft of Brahmin leaders and the only name worth it in the Congress now is Vivek Tankha, a Kashmiri Pandit.

Meanwhile, the Congress is still struggling to announce its Lok Sabha candidates with not many takers. Ironically, the prime reason appears to be Rahul Gandhi. Rahul is not seen as very sympathetic towards the Hindu religion, a result of BJP’s relentless negative campaign against him. He has himself done very little to dispel such notions by consistently goofing in public eye about religion. The more politically disturbing element for the Congress is that Congressmen in the state do not see him as a winner despite both his Yatras going through the state. The one consistent complaint of course is that he never gives enough time to politics and state-level politicians preferring to stay in his closed circle and depending on their feedback.

2024 Lok Sabha Elections

Amit Shah accuses Congress of preserving Article 370 for 70 years

Shah was addressing a Lok Sabha election rally in Jaunpur district of Uttar Pradesh where he said the Congress and the Samajwadi Party preserved Article 370 for 70 years, due to which terrorism in the country increased.

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Amit Shah accuses Congress of preserving Article 370 for 70 years

Union Home Minister Amit Shah on Sunday attacked Congress on Sunday for preserving Article 370 of the Constitution, due to which terrorism increased in the country. He further added that BJP will never let another division of the country happen. Shah was addressing a Lok Sabha election rally in Jaunpur district of Uttar Pradesh where he said the Congress and the Samajwadi Party preserved Article 370 for 70 years, due to which terrorism in the country increased.

Addressing the people Shah said they had made Modiji the prime minister for the 2nd time and he abrogated Article 370 from Jammu and Kashmir on August 5, 2019.  He compared the situation to earlier times in the valley, when the Army had to be taken along for hoisting the tricolour, at that same Lal Chowk (Jammu and Kashmir) to the situation now when the shobhayatra of Lord Krishna is being taken out. The rally was organised to garner support for B P Saroj, the BJP candidate from the Machhlishahr Lok Sabha constituency in Jaunpur.

Shah further added that the divisive policies of the Congress want to divide the country again but BJP will never let that happen again. The Union Home Minister accused the grand old party of spreading lies that if PM Modi comes to power for a 3rd time at the centre then he will abolish reservation.

Shah Pointed out that the prime minister has been in majority for the last 10 years and he did not use it to abolish reservation. Shah said, he wanted to ask (SP chief) Akhilesh Yadav and (Congress leader) Rahul Gandhi that when their government was in power for 10 years, what did Uttar Pradesh get in that period? The UPA government gave Rs 4.9 lakh crore to Uttar Pradesh in 10 years as compared to the NDA government which gave Rs 19.11 lakh crore.

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Bollywood stars Shah Rukh Khan, Salman Khan and Neil Nitin Mukesh urge people to vote in Lok Sabha elections Phase 5 in Mumbai

The Bollywood superstar took to X and posted that as responsible Indian citizens they must exercise their right to vote this Monday in Maharashtra. He urged his fans to carry out their duty as Indians and vote keeping India’s best interests in mind.

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Bollywood stars Shah Rukh Khan, Salman Khan and Neil Nitin Mukesh urge people to vote in Lok Sabha elections Phase 5 in Mumbai

As Maharashtra prepares for the 5th phase of the Lok Sabha elections on May 20, Bollywood star Shah Rukh Khan urged his fans to vote and to carry out their duty as Indians. The actor further highlighted the significance of each vote and encouraged people to seize this chance to make their voices heard. The Bollywood superstar took to X and posted that as responsible Indian citizens they must exercise their right to vote this Monday in Maharashtra. He urged his fans to carry out their duty as Indians and vote keeping India’s best interests in mind.

Superstar Salman Khan also urged people to vote in his post on X and wrote that he exercises 365 days a year no matter what and now he is going to exercise his right to vote on the 20th of May no matter what. He asked his fans to take out time from their daily routines and go and cast their vote. He said they should not trouble our Bharat Mata and wrote Bharat Mata ki Jai.

Bollywood star Neil Nitin Mukesh also urged people to come out in large numbers and exercise their right to vote in the ongoing Lok Sabha elections. Urging his fans to vote, he shared a video in which he said that his daughter told him about a holiday on Monday. However, he asserted that it was his duty to make her and others understand that it is a voting day. He wrote in the caption, Yaad rakhiye MONDAY chutthi nahi hai VOTING Day hai. Please cast your votes for the Lok Sabha Election 2024 Election Date: 20th May 2024Voting Time: 7:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m.

In Maharashtra, 13 constituencies— Dindori, Dhule, Palghar, Nashik, Kalyan, Bhiwandi, Mumbai North, Thane, Mumbai North-East, Mumbai North-West, Mumbai South-Central, Mumbai North-Central, and Mumbai South—will go to the elections tomorrow.

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Arvind Kejriwal says BJP started Operation Jhaadu to crush AAP

The Delhi chief minister alleged BJP has started Operation Jhaadu so that they do not grow big and become a challenge to them

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Arvind Kejriwal says BJP started Operation Jhaadu to crush AAP

Delhi chief minister Arvind Kejriwal on Sunday alleged BJP has started Operation Jhaadu to crush the Aam Aadmi Party since its popularity among the people is rising too fast. Kejriwal was addressing Aam Aadmi Party workers at the party office in New Delhi where he claimed the AAP’s bank accounts would be frozen after elections and they will be brought on the roads and left without an office.

The Delhi chief minister alleged BJP has started Operation Jhaadu so that they do not grow big and become a challenge to them.  He further added that through Operation Jhaadu, AAP’s big leaders will be arrested; they are being arrested, and in the coming days, Aam Aadmi Party’s bank accounts will be frozen.

Kejriwal pointed out that ED’s lawyer has already given this statement in court that soon after the election, AAP’s bank accounts will be frozen. He said that if they freeze their accounts now, then AAP will get sympathy. As a result after the election, ED will freeze AAP’s bank accounts. He said AAP’s party office will be cleared out, and the party will be brought to the streets.  Kejriwal said these are the 3 plans made by the BJP.

The Delhi chief minister claimed that no gold or money has been recovered from him, and the BJP, by creating false cases has got AAP leaders arrested. Kejriwal recalled that since the time he came to power in 2015, many allegations had been against him by the BJP. He said after the liquor policy scam has happened people are asking them if the scam happened then where is the money. He pointed out that in other places, when raids happen, notes and gold are recovered, but here nothing was found. Kejriwal asked the people that where is all the money? He said BJP had made fake cases and arrested AAP leaders.

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