Lord ram’s anger beHind bJp defeat in up: sHiv sena mp

On Wednesday, Shiv Sena’s Rajya Sabha member Sanjay Raut declared that the BJP’s defeat in Uttar Pradesh’s two important Parliamentary byelections was “because of Lord Rama’s anger”. Asked why the mythological king of Ayodhya was angry, Raut replied, “Former Samajwadi Party’s Rajya Sabha member Naresh Agrawal is the culprit for this fiasco.” “Agrawal had used foul language for Hindu Gods in the Rajya Sabha last year and the BJP has now taken him in its fold,” Raut told The Sunday Guardian. “This has displeased Lord Ram.” The election to the two prestigious constituencies, Gorakhpur and Phulpur, was held on 11 March. A day later, Agrawal quit the SP to join the BJP after he lost out to actor-turned-politician Jaya Bachchan in the race for re-nomination to the Upper House. In July 2017, Agrawal had linked Hindu Gods with different brands of alcohol. Agrawal apologized reluctantly after protests from BJP. Raut said, “Now, the same Agrawal has joined the BJP. I don’t consider that the SP-BSP tie-up worked in defeating the BJP in Gorakhpur and Phulpur… I believe that Lord Ram was angry with the BJP.”