Summary:
“This time, the BSP-SP-RLD combine will ensure SP’s win because traditional voters of the two other parties will root for the SP candidate,” said Choudhary. The experiment to field a joint candidate against BJP reaped benefits as the saffron stronghold into the hands of the opposition. SP had won Kannauj, Mainpuri, Badaun and Firozabad in the 2014 Lok Sabha elections and retained Mainpuri in a by-election. Munni had won the Ghaziabad assembly seat on the SP ticket in 2004, with RLD’s backing. In a way, the Kairana victory became a stepping stone for the SP-BSP-RLD alliance.RLD will contest Baghpat, Muzaffarnagar and Mathura for the alliance..