Expressing confidence in his son Karan Singh’s victory in the Kaisarganj Lok Sabha seat, despite facing sexual harassment allegations from female wrestlers, Brij Bhushan Singh stated that these accusations would actually garner more votes for their party.
“We will get more votes owing to those allegations,” Singh told reporters in Kaisarganj on Monday, emphasizing, “There is only one issue in Kaisarganj, that is Brij Bhushan Singh.”
The BJP strongman used a wrestling metaphor to predict his son’s win, asserting that Karan Singh would secure victory “by fall” in the elections. “He will be winning by fall… Karan Bhushan Singh will work better than me. He is known for his mannerisms, way of talking, discipline, and exercise. He is a sportsperson as well. All of us stay in the village and our children have been brought up well,” Singh praised his son.
Singh also expressed confidence in the Narendra Modi government’s return to power with a significant majority despite various “distractions.” “PM Modi’s government will come to power with an overwhelming majority. There have been many distractions, but it will have no impact on the electoral results,” he asserted.
Singh cast his vote at a polling station in Kaisarganj on Monday. Speaking to ANI, he predicted that his son, Karan Singh, would be elected with double the number of votes he received in the 2019 elections. “This time people of Kaisarganj will bring him to power with double the number of votes secured last time. After winning, he will be judged as per his actions,” Singh stated.
Reflecting on his future plans, Singh said, “Life is not like rail tracks. Life is like the course of a river which changes its course. I will do what is in my fate.”
Voting for the fifth phase of the ongoing Lok Sabha elections 2024 is underway across 49 parliamentary constituencies spread over six states and two Union Territories (UTs) under tight security. Simultaneously, polling for 35 assembly constituencies of the Odisha legislative assembly is also taking place on Monday.
This phase features key contests with leaders such as Rahul Gandhi, BJP leaders Rajnath Singh, Smriti Irani, Rajiv Pratap Rudy, Piyush Goyal, Ujjwal Nikam, Karan Bhushan Singh, LJP (Ramvilas) chief Chirag Paswan, JKNC chief Omar Abdullah, and RJD leader Rohini Acharya vying for electoral success.
The eight states/UTs participating in phase 5 are Bihar, Jammu and Kashmir, Ladakh, Jharkhand, Maharashtra, Odisha, Uttar Pradesh, and West Bengal.