In Sultanpur, Maneka Gandhi of the BJP is in a fierce competition with her Samajwadi Party rival. BSP s Udraj Verma, an OBC Kurmi caste member, is affecting the BJP and SP candidates chances. Verma threatens to split the OBC votes of SP.
Get latest articles and stories on India at LatestLY. In Sultanpur, next door to Amethi, another Gandhi, Maneka Gandhi of the BJP, is locked in a keen contest with her Samajwadi Party rival. India News | BJP's Maneka Gandhi Locked in Keen Contest Against SP's RB Nishad in Sultanpur.
The contest for the five assembly seats in Uttar Pradesh’s Mirzapur appears to be challenging for the BJP even though it had swept the district, neighbouring the prime minister's Varanasi parliamentary constituency, last time riding the “Modi wave”. The five seats of Mirzapur – Chunar, Mariyan, Mirzapur Nagar, Majhawan and Chhanbey – will vote in the last phase of the Uttar