The neighbouring Allahabad Lok Sabha seat was represented in 1957 and 1962 by Nehru’s successor as Prime Minister, Lal Bahadur Shastri. The Allahabad University Union — not Allahabad University Students’ Union — has produced political leaders like N D Tiwari, V P Singh, and Madan Lal Khurana. Legends of science including physicists Meghnad Saha and Daulat Singh Kothari, and chemist Neel Ratan Dhar were associated with Allahabad University. Famous students include former President Shankar Dayal Sharma, former Prime Minister Chandra Shekhar, former HRD Minister Arjun Singh, and Bharat Ratna Purushottam Das Tandon. The focus of UP’s politics has shifted westward with Chief Ministers Kalyan Singh, Mulayam Singh Yadav, Mayawati, and Akhilesh Yadav.

Source: Indian Express October 15, 2018 19:41 UTC