The BJP is nearly 10,000 votes behind the Samajwadi Party in UP's Faizabad constituency. Ram Mandir is located in Faizabad district, which was renamed Ayodhya in 2018.Census showed that the BJP is trailing in the Faizabad district, where the Ram Mandir is located. Ayodhya city is located in the old Faizabad district.Faizabad state was officially named Ayodhya in 2018. However, the parliamentary seat is still called Faizabad.
After more than five hours of counting, party candidate Lallu Singh is behind Samajwadi Party candidate Awadhesh Prasad. The first vote was 10,000 votes.The BJP was watching to celebrate the inauguration of the Ram Mandir in Ayodhya in January this year. The festive opening of the grand temple, which was part of the party manifesto in previous elections, was intended to set the tone for the 2024 election campaign.
Meanwhile, trends show that the INDIAN community is making more and more gains in Uttra Pradesh.In Uttar Pradesh, the Bharatiya Janata Party was ahead with 43 Lok Sabha seats, while the Samajwadi Party and the Congress were ahead with 34 and nine seats as of midnight. The BJP won 62 seats in 2019 and maintained its lead with 34 seats.
