UP Lok Sabha Elections: Rajput community to boycott BJP candidates in Muzaffarnagar, Kairana, Saharanpur

UP Lok Sabha Elections: Rajputs in Muzaffarnagar, Kairana, and Saharanpur Lok Sabha constituencies have decided to boycott BJP candidates, alleging neglect in ticket distribution. The decision came after a 'mahapanchayat' convened by Thakur Pooran Singh, the national president of Kisan Mazdoor Sangathan and a prominent Rajput leader, in the Kheda area on Tuesday. The meeting saw the participation of the Chaubisa Rajput Community from Muzaffarnagar and other Rajput communities from neighbouring districts.

"The boycott is being done as a sign of protest for insulting the Rajput Community by neglecting it in ticket distribution which has been done by the Bharatiya Janata Party," Singh said.

"People of the Rajput community in these areas will not vote for the BJP candidate but will opt for another strong contender from other parties in his place," he said.


The Lok Sabha elections in Uttar Pradesh will be held on April 19.

The BJP has fielded Sanjeev Balyan from Muzaffarnagar and Pradeep Chaudhary from Kairana Lok Sabha seats. Both Balyan and Chudhary come from the Jat community and are sitting MPs. In Saharanpur, the BJP has fielded Raghav Lakhanpal Sharma.

The 'mahapanchayat' claimed that decisions taken by them will become the reason for the downfall of the BJP in Western UP.

Inputs from PTI