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The results of the Lok Sabha elections have proved to be very shocking for the BJP. Probably no one would have imagined such results. The party fell short of majority with 240 seats. When the party's slogan was to cross 400. The biggest setback for the BJP came from Uttar Pradesh. Where the party got only 33 seats which directly affected the majority figure. Let us tell you here that in the last election, BJP had won 62 seats from UP. But this time 29 seats slipped and with this the majority also went away.
In another state, Rajasthan, where BJP was continuously sweeping the elections for the last two elections, the seats decreased there too. Looking at the defeat of BJP in these states, there is a strong discussion that BJP's seats might have decreased due to the discontent of Kshatriyas. Then the neglect of the community in the Ram Mandir Trust also adversely affected the vote share of the party. If you look at the results of Ayodhya, you will know that there is a division in the Rajput society.
According to a media report, UP President of Karni Sena Rakesh Singh Raghuvanshi said that how can the government give the credit of Ram Mandir movement to another community. How can the Kshatriyas who fought the most for the temple be completely ignored. Since there is no place for the leader of any community in the Ram Mandir Trust, the community has lost faith in the party. Raghuvanshi said that Maharaj Jaichandra Gaharwar defaming the society by making indecent remarks without any facts, making fun of the entire society by making indecent remarks on Raja Mansingh and other Rajput kings, defaming the contribution of Kshatriyas in shaping the country and building and maintaining temples and promoting some kings as national heroes also caused the rejection of the society.
Dissatisfaction seen in Kshatriya society
It would not be wrong to say that the party's position in this Lok Sabha election was poor due to the resentment against the BJP in the Kshatriya community. The fire of discontent was burning for a long time and in the last two-three years, several controversies trended against the party on social media. The community organised several mahapanchayats across the country in the wake of BJP veteran Parshottam Rupala's controversial statements and allegations of distorting Kshatriya history, especially the Mihirbhoj controversy, fewer tickets to community leaders and the Agneepath scheme. Even though Rupala won his seat from Rajkot, the party lost the Banaskantha seat, where Congress candidate Ganiben Thakor defeated BJP candidate Rekhaben Chaudhary. Thus, BJP's desire for a clean sweep was not fulfilled.
BJP also lost seats in Rajasthan
BJP also lost 11 seats in neighbouring state Rajasthan, where such agitations were taking place. According to a media report, former student leader of Rajasthan University, Lokendra Singh Kilnaut, says that not taking seriously the protest against tampering with history, biased attitude in giving tickets, ignoring EWS concessions, giving tickets to leaders like Shubhkaran Chaudhary, who are known for anti-Rajput statements, has led to the community distancing itself from the BJP. There are many important reasons behind the expulsion. BJP gave tickets to those OBC candidates who lost in the last election and the neglect of Rajput candidates fuelled discontent. After the formation of the new government in Rajasthan, there are also allegations of keeping a particular community in key positions, about which it is also being said that this has distanced the Kshatriya community from the BJP.
Political earthquake in UP!
BJP faced the biggest defeat in the important state of UP. In this election, NDA's seats decreased from 62 to 33. Samajwadi Party's seats increased by a huge margin. Parshottam Rupala's statement in UP, allegations of distorting Kshatriya history, Agniveer Yojana, not giving concessions in EWS scheme etc. In 2014, the party had given tickets to 21 Kshatriya candidates. Out of which 19 won. This time only 10 Kshatriya candidates have been given tickets.
A media report quoted Thakur Puran Singh of Kisan Mazdoor Sangh, who was holding a rally against BJP, as saying that the party may think that giving tickets to people like Mahesh Sharma from Noida and Atul Garg from Ghaziabad will not have any impact on the urban voters. Voters will make them win the elections. But both these are Kshatriya dominated seats and Mahesh Sharma's biased action during the Mihir Bhoj controversy affected the community and they have voted against BJP in almost all the seats. He said that BJP remained silent otherwise Emperor Mihir Bhojana was sometimes a Gurjar, Emperor Prithviraj Chauhan was sometimes a Gurjar, Emperor Anangpal Tomar was sometimes a Jat and sometimes a Gurjar, King Porus (Puru) was sometimes a Jat and sometimes an Ahir, King Poonja Solanki was sometimes a Bhil, Suheldev Rajbhar, Alha and Udal helped distort history to include Ahirs and others in Kshatriya history by making them Rajput commanders. What do they expect from the community? He said that despite the efforts of Rajnath Singh and Yogi Adityanath, the community chose the other path. The defeat of Sanjeev Baliyan from Muzaffarnagar appears to be a result of failed attempts to pacify the community.
In a media report, Aditya Rana, a resident of Bisahada village in Satha Chaurasi area, the so-called military factory of North India, says that Baliyan was accused of being casteist and was driven out of Thakur Chauvisi (24 villages of Kshatriya society) and his caravan was also attacked. His defeat was certain because the party gave him a ticket despite repeated complaints. At the same time, Major (Retd) Himanshu Som said that silence on Agniveer Yojana and concessions on EWS also worked to increase discontent in the society. Kshatriya youth, mainly in the villages, were preparing for the army but the Agniveer scheme took away their dreams and the most desirable livelihood option. The future of those who leave is not secure. Therefore, the number of candidates has also decreased. Despite repeated requests, the government remained silent on both issues.
