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4 days ago · Vajpayee’s Man Friday Lalji Tandon won the seat in 2009 and passed on the baton to another senior leader Rajnath Singh who, carrying forward Vajpayee’s legacy, emerged victorious in 2014 and 2019, and is looking forward to a hat-trick from the City of Nawabs which goes to polls on May 20. Videos. 15:42.
3 days ago · Lucknow has been a BJP stronghold for over three decades now, with Mr Vajpayee winning for five times in a row, followed by veteran leader Lalji Tandon, before Mr Singh won it in the 2014 election ...
3 days ago · His close associate, Lalji Tandon, won the seat in 2009 and passed the legacy to Rajnath Singh. Singh, honoring Vajpayee's legacy, secured victories in 2014 and 2019, and is now aiming for a...
3 days ago · News. NorthIndia1NoGLB6DQIK53jpgjpg. Updated - March 12, 2020 08:06 pm IST. Published - May 20, 2024 05:04 am IST. SEE ALL. Governor Lalji Tandon. File. Remove SEE ALL. PRINT.
4 days ago · In the past 33 years, Lucknow backed BJP stalwarts in Lok Sabha elections, including the late former Prime Minister Atal Bihari Vajpayee and Lalji Tandon. It’s no surprise then that Lucknow is seen as a safe seat for the BJP. Defence Minister Rajnath Singh, the ruling party’s candidate, has twice before won here with a resounding majority.
5 days ago · In 1984, Lalji Tandon received only 35,000 votes, clearly indicating that the community was not entirely aligned with the BJP. Rizvi further noted that in 2012, when the Samajwadi Party came to power, a prominent Shia cleric from Lucknow approached Mulayam Singh, resulting in the approval of the 13 Rajab holiday to commemorate the birthday of ...
7 hours ago · In the past, the constituency has been represented by stalwarts like ‘Bharat Ratna’ Purushottam Das Tandon, former PMs Lal Bahadur Shashtri and V P Singh, senior BJP leader Murli Manohar Joshi, former UP CM Hemwati Nandan Bahuguna, and film star Amitabh Bachchan. While Neeraj is a Brahmin, Congress-SP candidate Ujjwal is a Bhumihar.
