Lok Sabha Elections 2024: BJP has finally canceled the ticket of Rajendra Aggarwal, who was MP from Meerut for three consecutive terms and has declared Ram Arun Govil of TV serial Ramayan as its Lok Sabha candidate. Although Arun Govil's name remained in discussion for about three weeks, Rajendra Agarwal continued to be under constant pressure from local leaders. The question is, why was Arun Govil fielded instead of Rajendra Agarwal, who scored a hat-trick? However, in this change here also caste has been taken full account of. Arun Govil is also an Agarwal.
Arun Govil has deep connection with Meerut
Ram Arun Govil of TV serial Ramayana has deep connections with Meerut. Arun Govil was born on 12 January 1952 in an Agarwal family of Meerut. His father's name was Chandraprakash Govil. His father was an engineer in the water works department of the Maha Municipality. Arun's mother's name was Sarada Devi. Sarada Devi was a housewife.
His father wanted him to do a government job
Arun Govil had five brothers and two sisters. Arun completed his education from Meerut College and Chaudhary Charan Singh University, Meerut. After this he went to Mumbai to pursue his career. Arun Govil lived in Mumbai with his elder brother Vijay Govil for a long time. He had time to build his career. Arun had two options, the first option was to help his brother in his business. Another option she had was to pursue art like her sister-in-law Tabassum. The path was difficult, but Arun Govil felt it was right to choose this path.
Ramanand Sagar chose him for Ramayana
His sister-in-law Tabassum was a well-known name in the film industry. Tabassum contributed to Bollywood for years. Apart from family relations, he and Tabassum also had a deep relationship in the field of art. After many films, Ramanand Sagar chose Arun Govil for the role of 'Ram' in the TV serial Ramayana. After this he became famous as Ram of Ramayana.
Rajendra Aggarwal led BJP to victory in 2009
In the year 2009, BJP snatched this seat from BSP thanks to Rajendra Aggarwal. Shahid Akhlaq was elected MP from BSP in 2004. In 2009, BJP made Prabuddha Cell state convenor Rajendra Aggarwal its candidate. Then Rajendra Aggarwal won a landslide victory and led BJP to victory.
Rajendra Agarwal scored a hat-trick of victory
Then in 2014 also, BJP expressed confidence in Rajendra Aggarwal and gave him the ticket. He won for the second time also. In 2019, BJP fielded Rajendra Aggarwal for the third time. There was a tough contest between BJP and SP-BSP alliance in the 2019 elections. Even after this, Rajendra Aggarwal was declared elected by a margin of five thousand votes. Now BJP has made 'Ram' Arun Govil of TV serial Ramayana its candidate in place of Rajendra Aggarwal in the 2024 elections.