Karan Bhushan Singh To Contest From Kaiserganj Lok Sabha Seat As BJP Drops His Father Brij Bhushan Sharan Singh Amid Sexual Harassment Charges; Dinesh Pratap Singh Fielded From Raeareli
Ending weeks of speculation, the BJP on Thursday named Karan Bhushan Singh as its Lok Sabha candidate from the Kaiserganj seat, replacing his father and incumbent MP Brij Bhushan Sharan Singh, who is facing criminal charges of sexually harassing women wrestlers.
New Delhi, May 2: Ending weeks of speculation, the BJP on Thursday named Karan Bhushan Singh as its Lok Sabha candidate from the Kaiserganj seat, replacing his father and incumbent MP Brij Bhushan Sharan Singh, who is facing criminal charges of sexually harassing women wrestlers. Sexual Harassment Case Against Brij Bhushan Sharan Singh: Delhi Court Quashes Former WFI Chief's Plea Seeking Further Probe Into Allegations of Sexual Harassment.
The party also named Dinesh Pratap Singh as its candidate from Raebareli, a Gandhi family bastion which has been won by former Congress president Sonia Gandhi for five consecutive times. She is now a Rajya Sabha MP and the Congress is yet to announce its candidate for the seat. Will Congress Field Rahul Gandhi From Amethi, Priyanka Gandhi Vadra From Raebareli? Final Decision Likely Today.
While Brij Bhushan Sharan Singh may have been denied the ticket, the fact that the seat's contest remains within the family shows how influential the Thakur leader and six-time MP is in the region and the party.
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