Before the start of elections it was assumed that after the inauguration of Ram Mandir in Ayodhya, Lok Sabha elections 2024 would be a cakewalk for BJP. In UP at least, BJP would win with a never before majority in the 80 LS seats.
However, the Bharatiya Janata Party faced the rudest setback in the Faizabad Lok Sabha constituency, which includes Ayodhya, as its two-time sitting MP, Lallu Singh, is poised for defeat against the Samajwadi Party’s Awadhesh Prasad.
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This election marked the first time the people of Faizabad voted after Prime Minister Narendra Modi inaugurated the Ram Mandir on January 22 this year.
This outcome is shocking given that Ayodhya has an 80% Hindu population, and many BJP supporters are shocked at the loss despite the recent construction of the long-awaited Ram Mandir.
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The Samajwadi Party’s strategy to field a Dalit candidate in a non-reserved seat has been successful.
The Faizabad constituency, a key area for temple politics since the late 1980s, has always been influenced by underlying caste dynamics.
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Political analysts suggest that the BJP’s failure to balance temple politics (Kamandal) with caste politics (Mandal) significantly impacted their chances of victory.
Despite the recent inauguration of the Ram Mandir, the BJP lost in Ayodhya, sending a clear message that there is no place for hatred in the name of Lord Ram.
This verdict indicates a shift in voter sentiment, showing that Uttar Pradesh is no longer a stronghold for the BJP or Prime Minister Modi.
In this election, the Samajwadi Party and Congress together won 44 Lok Sabha seats in Uttar Pradesh, including Ayodhya. Uttar Pradesh saw the BJP’s dominance fade away from over 60 seats in 2019 to potentially struggling to secure 35 seats this time around.
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