Kaiserganj Lok Sabha Constituency: Brijbhushan Sharan Singh’s son Karan Singh to up against Ram Bhagat Mishra and Narendra Pandey of SP and BSP

Kaiserganj Lok Sabha constituency which is comprised of five Vidhan Sabha seats, including Payagpur, Kaiserganj, Katra Bazar, Colonelganj and Tarabganj, will go under polling for the 2024 Lok Sabha election in phase five on Monday, May 20.

Kaiserganj Results 2024, Karan Bhushan Singh vs Bhagat Ram: Karan Bhusan Singh (Left) and Ram Bhagat Mishra (SP) (Right)

Kaiserganj Lok Sabha Constituency: The long period of suspense and speculation finally came to an end on May 2, 2024, when BJP and SP at last revealed their candidate from Kaiserganj Lok Sabha seat. Ever since a group of wrestlers alleged the sitting MP from Kaiserganj, Brij Bhusan Sharan Singh of sexual harassment, the speculation of him losing the seat was making its rounds on the the streets of Uttar Pradesh politics.

However, some of his supporters who were still hopeful of his candidature faced disappointment when BJP officially dropped him off of their Lok Sabha list and instead fielded his son Karan Bhusan Singh from the same seat. Not long after SP also announced Ram Bhagat Mishra as their Lok Sabha candidate from Kaiserganj Lok Sabha seat. Notably, although announced on the same day, BSP was the first to name their candidate from Kaiserganj, when they named Narendra Pandey as their Lok Sabha candidate.

Kaiserganj Lok Sabha constituency which is comprised of five Vidhan Sabha seats, including Payagpur, Kaiserganj, Katra Bazar, Colonelganj and Tarabganj, will go under polling for the 2024 Lok Sabha election in phase five on Monday, May 20. The constituency has been a historical stronghold of any single party as they all have their respective time frame of domination on this seat. BJP who won the last two Lok Sabha elections of 2014 and 2019, currently have momentum on their side.

Karan Bhusan Singh (BJP)

Karan Bhusan Singh (Left) (Source: X/@KaranBhushanSi1)

Since 2023, the speculation of Kaiserganj’s sitting MP losing his seat in the sexual harassment case has been high. The speculation became reality when the BJP officially dropped him and instead named his Son Karan Bhusan Singh as their candidate from the Kaiserganj Lok Sabha seat in the 2024 General Elections. Following his father’s 12-year tenure as the state body’s head, Karan was named president of the Uttar Pradesh Wrestling Association in February 2024. Karan also served as the association’s vice president for eight years before becoming the president.

Ram Bhagat Mishra (SP)

Ram Bhagat Mishra, SP (Source: Instagram/@bhagat_ram_mishra)

As soon as the BJP announced their candidate from Kaiserganj Lok Sabha, SP also announced Ram Bhagat Mishra as their Lok Sabha candidate. Mishra was earlier part of the Congress party but left them to join the BJP. In 2023, he again left BJP and joined SP, before eventually becoming their 2024 Lok Sabha election candidate.

Narendra Pandey (BSP)

Even before BJP and SP, it was BSP who first revealed the name of their Lok Sabha Candidate from Kaiserganj, when they announced the name of Narendra Pandey. Pandey’s candidature is a strong indication of BSP that they are not playing on the back foot and will also look to influence a large group of voters in their favour by naming Narendra Pandey as their candidate.