Reportedly the political battle is at its peak in the by-election to be held on the Khair assembly seat of aligarh district. Big political parties like bharatiya janata party (BJP), Samajwadi party (SP), Bahujan Samaj party (BSP) and azad Samaj party (ASP) are making their own bets. In this by-election, the vote bank of the Jat community has emerged as an important issue. The question is which way will this decisive vote bank lean and which party will benefit from it. All the parties are making strategies to garner the Jat vote.
Meanwhile in the Khair assembly by-election, bjp has formed an alliance with RLD, whose aim is clear - to get the Jat vote bank in its favor. The influence of the Jat community is very strong in western Uttar Pradesh and the bjp wants to get this community in its camp. RLD is led by Jat leader Jayant Chaudhary, who is popular in this area. But a large part of the Jat community is still angry with the policies of the central government and some issues, especially the farmers' movement. SP and other opposition parties are trying to take advantage of this resentment.
Furthermore the Samajwadi party has adopted a strategy that will help it hold on to the Jat vote bank. The SP candidate's husband himself comes from the Jat community and his father-in-law Tejveer Singh Guddu is known as a strong leader in the Jat community. Due to Tejveer Singh's identity and influence in the Jat community, the SP hopes that the votes of the Jat community will be attracted towards them. By putting forward a Jat candidate, the SP has tried to turn the sympathy of the Jat community in its favor. Apart from this, other Jat leaders supporting the SP are also playing an important role in this by-election. SP's support to the issues of the Jat community, SP's stand in support of farmers, and SP's stance on other local issues can attract the Jat vote bank towards the SP.
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