UP Nikay Chunav 2023: In this district of UP, BJP played a big bet on Muslims, the road will be difficult for SP-BSP
UP Nikay Chunav 2023: In 2017 elections, BJP has lost the election of Mayor from Aligarh, but this time it does not want to make any mistake.
UP Municipal Election 2023: The Bharatiya Janata Party has played a big game regarding the Uttar Pradesh municipal elections. BJP has surprised by giving tickets to Muslim candidates in 19 out of 90 wards of Aligarh district. Some people are calling this move of BJP a ‘strategic’ step for political gains.
There are total 90 wards in Aligarh Municipal Corporation. Votes will be cast here in the second phase on May 11. The BJP had lost the Mayor seat of Aligarh in the 2017 civic polls. Mohammad Furkan of Bahujan Samaj Party was elected on this seat.
Everyone is getting the benefits of the schemes of the Center: Vivek Saraswat
BJP’s city unit president in Aligarh, Vivek Saraswat said, ‘This time we have given tickets to 19 Muslim candidates in the councilor elections to be held in 90 wards in Aligarh. People of Muslim community are realizing that BJP is the only party which takes care of everyone without any discrimination. Saraswat says that all the eligible persons are getting the benefits of all the welfare schemes of the Center without any discrimination. Be it housing or gas connection, Ayushman card or various other schemes of the government.
Vivek Saraswat says that earlier we never had candidates from Muslim community ready to contest elections on BJP ticket, but now things have changed. Muslim people want to contest elections from every ward. He believes that the steps taken by the party against triple talaq have been widely appreciated by the Muslim community.
This strategic move of BJP: Prof. Rahat Abrar
However, political analyst Professor Rahat Abrar sees this move of BJP from the point of view of political gain. He says that this move of BJP is part of a ‘strategy’ designed for political gains rather than changing equations between the party and Muslims.
Rahat Abrar, who was the director of the Urdu department at Aligarh Muslim University, further says that seeing this, the BJP has fielded Muslim candidates, where the number of Muslim voters is more. In such a situation, there is no other option before the BJP. In such a situation, she wants to increase her base. Pro. Abrar says that this is completely a political planning to break the ground in Muslim dominated areas. It could also affect the mayoral election, which the BJP lost in 2017. While Samajwadi Party and BSP have fielded Muslim candidates for the post of Mayor.
