Lucknow, April 22: Rajnath Singh, India's Defence Minister, is set to officially enter the electoral arena once again as he gears up to file his nomination for the Lucknow Lok Sabha seat on April 29, according to sources within the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP).
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Anand Dwivedi, the Chief of BJP's Lucknow unit, revealed that Singh will kickstart the nomination process from the Uttar Pradesh BJP office, located opposite the Vidhan Sabha. Following this, he will embark on a procession, riding a motorised chariot accompanied by Ministers, the Mayor, senior party members, and other supporters, to the collectorate for the formal filing.
If elected, this will mark Rajnath Singh's third consecutive term as a Member of Parliament (MP) from Lucknow. He first contested from the city in 2014, prior to which he represented Ghaziabad in the Lok Sabha during the 2009 elections.
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Historically, Lucknow was represented by the late Lalji Tandon, succeeded by former Prime Minister Atal Bihari Vajpayee, who held the position for five consecutive terms before retiring from active electoral politics.
Additionally, O.P. Srivastava, the BJP's candidate for the Lucknow (East) Assembly bypolls, is scheduled to file his nomination on April 26. This bypoll was necessitated by the unfortunate passing of incumbent lawmaker Ashutosh Tandon Gopal.
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Lucknow, along with 13 other constituencies, is slated to vote on May 20 as part of the fifth phase of the 2024 Lok Sabha elections, which span a total of seven phases.
