In the Uttar Pradesh panchayat polls, BJP faced anunexpected setback in the Hindutva epicenters of Varanasi, Ayodhya, Kashi, andMathura. On May 4, the counting tally suggested that Samajwadi Party has madehuge gains and their candidates in the areas have surged ahead that of BJP.
The disastrous defeat of BJP in these regions comes afterthe state suffers from a lack of medical facilities amid the Covid19 spike.Uttar Pradesh is witnessing numbers of death due to a shortage of oxygen supplyand lack of medical treatment of Covid19 patients.
Citizens are accusing the BJP government of abandoningVaranasi on its own fate. A tweeter user said that no local BJP leader isavailable as they have switched their phones and gone into hiding.
Following people’s frustration over the Covid crisis,Samajwadi Party has managed to secure victories in key districts in UttarPradesh panchayat elections. In Varanasi, which is Prime Minister Narendra ModiLok Sabha constituency, BJP has been able to win only eight out of 40 districtpanchayat seats. Whereas SP has won with 14 seats, Bahujan Samaj Party wonfive, Aam Aadmi Party and Suheldev Bharatiya Samaj Party won one seat, and ApnaDal three.
BJP has failed in the crucial seat of Ayodhya despite itsambitious plans of turning Ayodhya into the Vatican of Hindus. Ram TempleConstruction could not save the party from this huge defeat and BJP garneredjust six out of 40 seats. Meanwhile, SP won 24, and BSP five seats.
On this unanticipated defeat of the BJP, people onTwitter are expressing their gratitude towards the people who voted wisely.Some of the netizens are claiming this defeat as the ‘end of BJP.’
Founding Editor of The Wire, MK Venu tweeted, “The SanghPariwar will soon realize the Hindu Vote of their imagination also demandsoxygen beds, medicines, minimum employment, minimum income, and MSP, besidesRam Mandir.”
Meanwhile, Uttar Pradesh has reported 25,858 freshcoronavirus cases with 352 fatalities in the last 24 hours.