Second phase Lok Sabha polls in UP: Will BJP be able to hold its bastion?

In the second phase of elections, voting will take place for 8 Lok Sabha seats in Uttar Pradesh. In the 2019 Lok Sabha elections, the BJP secured victories on 7 of these seats, with the exception of Amroha.

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Srikanth Rajagopalan
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In the upcoming second phase of voting in Uttar Pradesh on April 26, elections will take place for 8 Lok Sabha seats. In the 2019 Lok Sabha elections, the BJP secured victories on 7 of these seats, with the exception of Amroha.

This time, the BJP has introduced new candidates in Ghaziabad, Bijnor, and Meerut constituencies. Additionally, due to the BJP's alliance with the RLD, the Baghpat seat now belongs to the RLD. In the India Alliance, the seats of Ghaziabad and Amroha are under the Congress's representation.

Following are the key constituencies going to the polls in the second phase of the Lok Sabha elections in Uttar Pradesh:

Lok Sabha Seat2019 Winner2019 Party2019 Voting %2024 Candidates2024 Parties
AmrohaDanish AliBSP71.04%12Congress, BJP, BSP
MeerutRajendra AgarwalBJP64.18%8BJP, SP, BSP
BaghpatSatyapal SinghBJP58.87%7RLD, SP, BSP
GhaziabadV.K. SinghBJP62.16%14BJP, Congress, BSP
Gautam Buddha NagarMahesh SharmaBJP62.52%15BJP, SP, BSP
BulandshahrBhola SinghBJP60.47%6BJP, SP, BSP
AligarhSatish GautamBJP51.98%14BJP, SP, BSP
MathuraHema MaliniBJP52.08%15BJP, SP, BSP

The focus now shifts to whether the BJP can maintain its stronghold in these constituencies in the current elections.

Congress bsp Samajwadi Party Second Phase Uttar Pradesh Lok Sabha Polls