Lok Sabha Election: PM मोदी यंदा रामेश्वरममधून निवडणूक लढवणार?

दाक्षिणात्य राज्य फत्ते करण्यासाठी काय आहे प्लान?

Ramanathapuram Lok Sabha constituency

Lok Sabha Election : आगामी लोकसभा निवडणुकीसाठी भाजपने जोरदार तयारी सुरु केली आहे. पंतप्रधान नरेंद्र मोदी 22 जानेवारीला अयोध्येत राम मंदिराचे उद्घाटन करणार आहेत. या माध्यमातून संपूर्ण देशात भाजपच्या बाजूने वातावरणनिर्मिती करण्याचा प्रयत्न केला जात आहे, असल्याचा आरोप विरोधी पक्ष नेत्यांनी केला आहे. भाजप राम मंदिर म्हणजेच सांस्कृतिक राष्ट्रवादाचा मुद्दा बनवून निवडणूक लढवणार आहे. या मुद्द्याद्वारे दक्षिणेतही प्रवेश करण्याचा प्रयत्न केला जात आहे (Ramanathapuram Lok Sabha constituency).

पंतप्रधान मोदी गेल्या दोन दिवसांपासून दक्षिणेकडील राज्यांच्या दौऱ्यावर होते. जिथे त्यांनी कोट्यवधी रुपयांच्या विकास प्रकल्पांची पायाभरणी आणि उद्घाटन केले. पंतप्रधान मोदी सलग 2 वर्षांपासून काशी-तमिळ संगमचे त्यांच्या लोकसभा मतदारसंघात आयोजन करत आहेत. या कार्यक्रमाच्या माध्यमातून त्यांना दक्षिणेत विशेषतः तामिळनाडूमध्ये प्रवेश करायचा आहे, असं बोललं जात आहे. उत्तरेव्यतिरिक्त दक्षिणेकडील राज्यांमध्येही पक्षाला आपली मुळे मजबूत करायची आहेत. अशातच तामिळनाडू आणि केरळसाठी पक्षाने विशेष रणनीती बनवल्याचं सूत्रांचं म्हणणं आहे (PM Modi Lok Sabha election).

पक्षाने तामिळनाडूतील रामेश्वरम मतदारसंघातून एका नेत्याला उभे करण्याची योजना आखली आहे, जो आसपासच्या सर्व जागांवर स्वबळावर प्रभाव टाकू शकेल. अशातच बनारस व्यतिरिक्त पंतप्रधान मोदी रामेश्वरममधूनही निवडणूक लढवू शकतात, अशी शक्यता आहे. यावेळी पक्षाला तामिळनाडूमधून 10 जागा जिंकायच्या आहेत. यासाठी पक्ष पूर्ण जोर लावत आहे. संसद भवनाच्या उद्घाटनावेळी दक्षिणेतील संतांनी पक्षाच्या नेत्यांची भेट घेतली तेव्हा त्यांनी सांगितले की, यावेळी पंतप्रधान मोदींनी रामेश्वरममधून निवडणूक लढवावी, जेणेकरून राज्यात पक्षाचा जनाधार वाढू शकेल.

Lok Sabha Election : PM Narendra Modi

The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP), which aims to establish a strong presence in the southern region, is intensifying its strategies accordingly. The party is determined to put up a tough fight against the DMK in Tamil Nadu and secure substantial seats in the state. As part of this plan, it has been decided that Prime Minister Modi will contest from Rameswaram (Ramanathapuram Constituency), a renowned Saivakshetra (Shiva temple) in Tamil Nadu, in the upcoming Lok Sabha elections. An article in the Tamil magazine ‘Malai Malar’ has been published regarding this development, and sources within the Tamil Nadu BJP confirm that they have received clear signals about this decision.

In the previous election, Modi contested from the prestigious Shaivite seat of Kashi (Varanasi), and it is expected that he will contest from both Kashi and Rameswaram this time. The BJP sources claim that Modi’s candidacy from Rameswaram will have a positive impact on voters and generate enthusiasm among their party’s candidates. These sources are confident that Modi will emerge victorious from both constituencies. Furthermore, the sources state that after the election results, Modi intends to resign from the Varanasi constituency.

The Ramanathapuram constituency, which includes Rameswaram, holds significance due to the presence of a substantial Muslim electorate. In the 2019 elections, the DMK allocated this constituency to its alliance partner, IMUL, and their candidate, Nawaz, achieved a resounding victory. Rameswaram falls within the Ramanathapuram Parliament segment (PM Modi Lok Sabha election).

In ANI Podcast with Smita Prakash, Annamalai said, Modi ji is seen as an insider. In fact, if you look at the Tamil news for the last month, somebody has started a rumour that Modi ji is fighting from Tamil Nadu for one of the seats. Everywhere you go, people ask (whether PM Modi will contest from Tamil Nadu). Annamalai said PM Modi blurred the lines such as “outsider” and of regional identity.

“Caste identity, Tamil-based identity and a lot of things go into people’s minds in deciding who they vote for. But Modi ji has transcended everything. Probably he is the first outsider in Tamil Nadu. Nobody has done it. It is a sign that Modi ji has transcended everything. 2024 would be a very different election,” emphasized the Tamil Nadu BJP chief.

Former Prime Minister Indira Gandhi had contested from Chikkamagaluru in Karnataka in 1978 after Emergency. In the 1980 general elections, Indira Gandhi contested from Medak seat in undivided Andhra Pradesh. Former Congress president Sonia Gandhi contested from Bellary in Karnataka along with Amethi in Uttar Pradesh in 1999. She had won both seats but represented the Amethi constituency.

When Prime Minister Narendra Modi led a procession of Hindu priests from Tamil Nadu to install the “sacred” sengol, a Chola-style sceptre, in the new Parliament building last month, he may have had objectives beyond furthering the cause of Hindutva. Sources in the ruling establishment said Modi was seriously considering contesting the Lok Sabha polls next year from a constituency in a southern state, preferably Tamil Nadu. The idea, they said, is to prove that Modi is equally popular south of the Vindhyas and boost the BJP’s fortunes in a region that has largely been indifferent to the saffron surge in the north and west.

If Modi picks a southern seat to contest from, it will be a second seat for him, for he will also contest from his current constituency of Varanasi, the sources emphasised.