BJP’s Giriraj Singh scores a historic victory against left front candidate Kanahiya Kumar

While the Bhartiya Janata Party led NDA has by now achieved a historic majority gaining a record of 341 seats even more than what it acknowledged in 2014 during the Modi Wave, terming this one as Modi Sunami, the election of Begusarai also witnessed union minister Giriraj Singh winning by a handsome margin defeating his nearest powerful CPI rival KANAHIYA KUMAR, who contested against the former as the all party left candidate.

This election was interesting because a dashing and dynamic youth leader in the making in non BJP opposition camp, a JNU scholar Kanahya Kumar representing anti Modism was contesting from here against Giriraj Singh of BJP, infamous for his communal n hindu fundamentalist statements like those who do not support BJP or utter Vande Matram should go to Pakistan etc.

Several progressive film personalities from Bollywood to South like Javed Akhtar, Ganni Bhai, eminent journalist Ravish Kumar n academicians as well as student n youth leaders campaigned for Kanhiya Kumar extensively and also accorded him enough coverage in print n electronic channels.

CPI’s Kanahiya Kumar n Giriraj Singh are both Bhumihars from Bihar but were put against each other by their respective parties.

But it was finally the Modi wave or sunami compounded with ultra nationalism n post Pulwama effect that BJP’s Giriraj Singh has won the election by massive 3.5 lakh votes.

Giriraj Singh was successful in gaining more than 56% votes in Begusarai n securing totally 5, 74, 671 votes , a massive vote share, whereas the left front candidate Kanahiya Kumar bagged 2 lakh 34 thousand votes.

The RJD’s Tanvir Ahmed however got merely one lakh 65 thousand votes. BJP’s Giriraj Singh got the direct benefit of division of Muslim votes between Kanahiya Kumar n Tanvir who also got the entire hindu polarised votes cutting across caste n religious lines.

It may be recalled that last time in 2014, union minister Giriraj Singh has won from Navada but this time he was shifted here against his wishes.