Union Defence Minister Rajnath Singh, flanked by the Chief Ministers of Uttar Pradesh and Uttarakhand, embarked on an impressive roadshow on Monday from the BJP state headquarters to the District Collectorate, filing his nomination for the Lucknow Lok Sabha seat. Accompanied by CMs Yogi Adityanath and Pushkar Singh Dhami, Singh was joined on the chariot by Uttar Pradesh Deputy Chief Ministers Brajesh Pathak and Keshav Maurya, state BJP chief Bhupendra Chaudhary, Rajya Sabha MPs Dinesh Sharma, and Sudhansu Trivedi.
The ‘Lucknow Vikas Yatra’ chariot highlighted that senior BJP leader Rajnath Singh had completed developmental projects worth Rs 54,000 crore in Lucknow. Union Minister Kaushal Kishore, contesting the Mohanlalganj seat in Lucknow, also filed his nomination on Monday.
Meanwhile, enthusiastic crowds greeted the BJP leaders with slogans of “Abki baar, 400 paar”, “Jai Shri Ram”, and “Har, Har Mahadev.” Petals were showered on the leaders, and CM Adityanath was seen assisting with traffic control through a microphone, ensuring passage for an ambulance.
Trader organizations along the route felicitated the Union Minister, seeking his third consecutive term in Lok Sabha from Lucknow. Held continuously by the BJP since 1991, Lucknow was previously represented by late Prime Minister Atal Bihari Vajpayee for five terms, succeeded by Lalji Tandon in 2009, and subsequently by Rajnath Singh in 2014 and 2019.
Before filing his nomination, Union Minister Rajnath Singh visited the Hanuman temple in Lucknow to offer prayers. BJP’s Lucknow Metropolitan President Anand Dwivedi highlighted various street meetings organized to communicate the developmental work undertaken by the BJP MP. The distribution of family slips and leaflets detailing Lucknow MP’s development initiatives is also underway.
Lucknow, along with 13 other constituencies, will go to polls on May 20 in the fifth phase of the 2024 Lok Sabha elections.
