"People of Kannauj wants Prime Minister Modi to become PM again for third time": BJP leader Subrat Pathak

Kannauj (Uttar Pradesh) [India], May 12 (ANI): Bharatiya Janata Party leader Subrat Pathak on Sunday said that people of Kannauj wants Prime Minister Narendra Modi to become Prime Minister for the third time in a row adding that his rival in the constituency, Samajwadi Party chief Akhilesh Yadav, has suffered dent by joining hands with Congress leader Rahul Gandhi.
"Akhilesh Yadav's votes have further reduced by 50,000 after joining hands with Rahul Gandhi. People want to make PM Modi the Prime Minister for the third time because they want him to complete the incomplete development works," Subrat Pathak told ANI.
Considered a stronghold of the Samajwadi Party, Kannauj is set for a fierce battle between SP chief Akhilesh Yadav and the Bharatiya Janata Party's incumbent MP and perfume trader, Subrat Pathak.
Kannauj seat has been considered a stronghold of the Samajwadi Party since 1998, but the seat witnessed a significant shift in the 2019 election when BJP's Subrat Pathak managed to secure victory.
In the 2024 election, BJP Subrat Pathak is in the electoral fray against the SP chief and former Chief Minister of Uttar Pradesh Akhilesh Yadav. The BSP has fielded Imran Bin Zafar.Subrat Pathak has been a consistent contender for the BJP, having contested the Lok Sabha elections from Kannauj since 2009.
The BJP stormed the SP citadel in 2019 when Subrat Pathak defeated the then-sitting MP Dimple Yadav with a margin of 12,353 votes.Subrat Pathak got 563,087 seats with 49.4 per cent votes, while Dimple Yadav got 550,734 votes with 48.3 per cent votes.
This victory marked the end of the Samajwadi Party's seven consecutive undefeated election battles in the constituency.
Akhilesh Yadav served as Lok Sabha MP from 2000-2012. He resigned from the Kannauj parliamentary seat in 2012 after he became the Chief Minister of Uttar Pradesh. (ANI)