The 'Shahenshah', whose proximity to the Gandhis was well-known, won the Allahabad seat in the 8th Lok Sabha elections against former UP CM Hemwati Nandan Bahuguna. He joined the BJP in 1997, and contested the Lok Sabha elections from Gurdaspur constituency in Punjab, the following year. The 'Shahenshah', whose proximity to the Gandhis was well-known, won the Allahabad seat in the 8th Lok Sabha elections against former UP CM Hemwati Nandan Bahuguna. He joined the BJP in 1997, and contested the Lok Sabha elections from Gurdaspur constituency in Punjab, the following year. Shotgun again won the seat in 2014 General Elections.

Source: Economic Times April 02, 2019 06:51 UTC