The BJP’s candidature from the Sarojini Nagar assembly seat is embroiled in a bitter family dispute with sitting MLA and minister Swati Singh and her estranged husband Daya Shankar, UP BJP vice president, both claiming the party ticket.
Recently an audio clip surfaced, the veracity of which could not be independently verified. Swati Singh Accused of harassing her husband and in-laws.
In the 2017 Uttar Pradesh Assembly elections, Singh got over 1 lakh votes, while his rival and SP candidate Anurag Yadav got around 74,000 votes, followed by Shiv Shankar Singh of the BSP with 71,000 votes.
Sarojini Nagar has mostly been a swing seat, won by the Samajwadi Party in 2012 and the BSP before that in 2007.
Swati Singh entered electoral politics in 2016 when her husband Daya Shankar was arrested and even suspended from the BJP for making derogatory statements against BSP chief Mayawati. In response, BSP leader Naseemuddin Siddiqui made derogatory remarks against Swati Singh and her daughter. An FIR was registered against Siddiqui based on the complaint given by Singh.
The BJP then gave Singh a ticket from Sarojini Nagar, a move that paid off for his victory. He was eventually made a minister in the Yogi Adityanath government.
Sources told News18.com that both Singh and her husband Daya Shankar are lobbying for a ticket from Sarojini Nagar this time, adding that the latter has a better chance for candidature.
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