Kanpur: All political parties are active in making strategies for the upcoming this year's U P Assembly elections. Beyond doubts the Congress party wants to regain its loss under the leadership of the party in charge and General Secretary Priyanka Gandhi, while BJP too wants to repeat it's feat here.
However, factionalism does prevail within the Congress party. The organisation has to bear the brunt because of this factor.
As many as 10 Assembly seats exist in Kanpur. But the Govind Nagar Assembly seat remains in the news.
Gaining an understanding of the political mathematics of this seat, BJP has continued to feed off the Congress stronghold.
Being a Brahmin dominated constituency Govindnagar was considered to be one of the largest Assembly seats in the state.
Prior to the year 2012, Congress party's Ajay Kapoor was the MLA for two consecutive terms. He had won from Kidwai Nagar seat in the year 2012.
Following the delimitation, Govind Nagar seat was divided into two parts viz., Kidwai Nagar Assembly seat and Govind Nagar seat.
In both the years of 2012 and 2017 Assembly elections, Govind Nagar seat was won by BJP's Satyadev Pachauri.
While, in the 2019 Lok Sabha elections, Satyadev became the MP of Kanpur and the seat fell vacant.
As a result, Surendra Maithani of BJP defeated Karishma Thakur of Congress in the by-poll from this seat.
Amidst factionalism, ticket contenders such as former MLA and AICC National Secretary Ajay Kapoor have an eye on Govind Nagar seat.
Ajay Kapoor's name reverts in the Assembly only second to former Union Coal Minister Shriprakash Jaiswal.
Therefore, along with Kidwai Nagar seat, there has been interference in Govind Nagar seat as well.
Former MLAs field their close ones in Govind Nagar seat, and face defeat.
The Congress high command is having to face factionalism even during the 2022 UP Assembly elections.
Despite Govind Nagar being a Brahmin seat, Karishma Thakur is claiming for the ticket.
Young student leader Vikas Awasthi is the strongest contender for the ticket.
While former MLA Ajay Kapoor is trying his best to get the ticket for his close aide Shailendra Dixit, the Congress high command is having to wrestle for this seat.
The Congress in 2017 was able to register victory in only one of the 10 Assembly seats in Kanpur.
The grand old party is aims to win 30 out of 52 seats in Kanpur- Bundelkhand Assembly elections in this year's assembly seats.
Govind Nagar seat is holds about 1 lakh 49 thousand Brahmin voters in Govind Nagar constituency.
There are about 85 thousand voters belonging to Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes.
About 29 thousand voters from Muslim community, 16 thousand Yadav community voters, 14 thousand Punjabi Sindhis, around 13 thousand Kshatriya and Vaish voters, and 11 thousand Kushwaha voters.
