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Awadh's Political Pulse: Did Voters Wrong Modi-Yogi? BJP Eyes 2027 Comeback
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News18•01-10-2026, 08:55
Awadh's Political Pulse: Did Voters Wrong Modi-Yogi? BJP Eyes 2027 Comeback
- •Shopkeepers in Ayodhya express guilt over BJP's 2024 Lok Sabha loss, feeling they "wronged Modi-Yogi."
- •The BJP suffered a significant reverse in the Awadh region in 2024, losing 11 of 16 Lok Sabha seats, including Ayodhya and Amethi, after consistently strong performances in 2014 and 2019.
- •CNN-News18's ground report reveals a sentiment among some voters in Awadh that they want to "make it up to the BJP" in 2027, despite grievances with local BJP MLAs.
- •The BJP plans a micro-level campaign in Awadh, emphasizing the "pitfalls of the Yadav regime" (lawlessness, rowdyism, minority appeasement) to counter the Samajwadi Party's momentum.
- •The Samajwadi Party, buoyed by its 2024 success and Akhilesh Yadav's PDA Rath Yatra, believes the BJP's "bulldozer model" is now a liability, while the BJP banks on the Modi-Yogi factor and law and order, seeing Ayodhya as key to a comeback.
Key Questions Answered
In the 2024 Lok Sabha elections, the BJP suffered a major setback in the Awadh region of Uttar Pradesh by losing 11 out of the 16 seats, including high-profile defeats in Ayodhya, Amethi, and Sultanpur.
The BJP is focusing heavily on its law and order plank, running micro-level village campaigns to warn voters against the return of the Yadav regime, which it characterizes as being full of lawlessness, rowdyism, and minority appeasement.
The Samajwadi Party has dismissed the BJP's tactics, claiming that the bulldozer model has become a liability and a symbol of oppression rather than an effective tool. Meanwhile, SP leader Akhilesh Yadav launched his PDA Rath Yatra from Rae Bareli to build momentum for the 2027 assembly elections.
