Many are surprised with the BJP s victory in Lakhimpur Kheri in the recently-concluded Uttar Pradesh Assembly elections, where the farmers agitation was at its "peak" after the October 2021 violence involving a Union Minister s .
Contrary to the perception that the BJP lost in the first phase of UP elections and later regained ground, the available data shows that the ruling BJP won handsomely in the first phase. The party s march to victory was somewhat halted in the .
With Ayodhya set to face its first election after the construction of Ram temple began, a high-voltage campaign is being witnessed in the holy city which is revolving around 'ram' rather than 'kaam (work)'.
Apparently inspired by Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath, it is now the saints of Ayodhya who want to take the political plunge. Mahant Raju Das, one of the priests of the Hanuman Garhi temple, and Mahant Paramhans Das of Tapasvi Ji Ki Chhawani are among the prominent saints who want to contest the polls from the Ayodhya (Sadar) Assembly seat, which is considered a