The constituency is locked in a direct fight between the BJP’s sitting MP and actor Ravi Kishan and Samajwadi Party (SP) candidate and Bhojpuri actress Kajal Nishad.
In the earlier Lok Sabha elections (referring to 2014 and 2019 possibly), national issues dominated, but this time, caste was the major factor, Pawar said.
Most brokerages still expect that the National Democratic Alliance (NDA) led by PM Narendra Modi will comfortably form the central government for the third straight time.
PM criticised Mamata for questioning the judges of the Calcutta HC and wondered if the TMC would now 'let loose its goons on judges' following unfavourable rulings.