Varun Gandhi. ( archive photo )
Leader Online Desk: The question whether BJP will give ticket to Varun Gandhi from Uttar Pradesh has not yet been answered. The wait for their ticket continues even today. Therefore, if the BJP does not give the ticket, they can contest the Lok Sabha elections as an independent 'India Today'is given by
In the 2019 Lok Sabha elections, Varun Gandhi contested from Pilibhit constituency. He won this seat for the third time in a row. Four sets of nomination papers were brought for the Pilibhit seat in Uttar Pradesh. They have gone to Delhi again.
For the Lok Sabha elections, the BJP has so far fielded former BSP MP Ritesh Pandey from Ambedkar Nagar, while Hema Malini, Ravi Kishan, Ajay Mishra Teni, Mahesh Sharma, SPS Baghel and Sakshi Maharaj are among the repeat candidates from their seats. Prime Minister Narendra Modi will contest from his Varanasi Lok Sabha constituency, Union Defense Minister Rajnath Singh from Lucknow and Union Minister Smriti Irani from Amethi.
Samajwadi Party's offer, but will enter the election fray as an independent
All state level BJP leaders have opposed giving ticket to Varun Gandhi in the core committee meeting. Now it is believed that if the BJP denies him the ticket, he can contest the election as an independent. The Samajwadi Party had also announced that it would be nominated. But now if the BJP rejects the ticket, it is believed that Varun Gandhi will enter the election fray as an independent.