But Lucknow doesn’t care about the PM or the CM in this election; it cares only about Rajnath Singh. The party knows this very well and so our leaders need to ask the voters to forget candidates and keep only Modi in mind.”“But in Lucknow, most voters don’t have Modi in mind. The stature of Rajnath is so big that he is considered a claimant for the PM’s post in case Modi is replaced.”“No Muslim is going to vote for the BJP or Modi in any constituency of UP. However, he always says Rajnath is able to take forward the legacy of Vajpayee, who represented Lucknow in the Lok Sabha for five terms. Poonam has the same individualistic style; she rarely mentions her party, the SP, while interacting with her managers and curious watchers in Lucknow.

Source: The Telegraph May 05, 2019 01:18 UTC