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Poster girl of Congress' 'ladki hoon...' campaign joins BJP

Poster girl of Congress' 'ladki hoon...' campaign joins BJP
Written by Pratyush Deep Kotoky
Jan 20, 2022, 08:23 pm 3 min read
Poster girl of Congress' 'ladki hoon...' campaign joins BJP
Priyanka Maurya was reportedly unhappy over being denied a ticket to contest upcoming UP elections.

Priyanka Maurya—the face of Congress party's "ladki hoon, lad sakti hoon" (I'm a girl and I can fight) poll campaign in Uttar Pradesh—has joined the ruling Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) ahead of state elections. She was reportedly unhappy over being denied a poll ticket. Maurya—the vice-president of UP Mahila Congress—was also seen at the BJP office in Lucknow on Wednesday.

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Why does this story matter?
  • The development comes as an embarrassment to Congress as it is trying to gain ground in UP by making women issues its key poll plank.
  • Congress has made "ladki hoon, lad sakti hoon" its main electoral slogan to attract woman voters.
  • It has also promised 40% assembly tickets to women in the upcoming UP elections.
Statement
'Ladki hoon, lad sakti hoon' a mere slogan: Maurya

Ahead of joining the BJP, Maurya had told Times Now that "ladki hoon, lad sakti hoon" is a mere slogan. "I worked hard for the people of my constituency. We were used to attract the votes of women, but when it came to our rights, we were sidelined," she had said. She had also said that she would be joining the BJP soon.

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Maurya called Congress' campaign a 'hoax'

Earlier, in a video posted on Twitter, Maurya had alleged that the "ladki hoon, lad sakti hoon" campaign was a hoax. "People will say you are doing this after being denied ticket. Investigate yourself and find out," she had tweeted in Hindi.

Other issues
Maurya also questioned Congress' ticket distribution

Separately, Maurya had also questioned Congress' ticket distribution, calling it "pre-planned." "Congress used my face, my name, and my 10 lakh social media followers for the campaign...But when it came to the ticket for the upcoming election, it was given to someone else." "I didn't get the ticket because I am an OBC...and could not bribe Priyanka Gandhi's secretary Sandeep Singh," she alleged.

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I received a call asking for money: Maurya

Last week, Maurya had told ANI that she had received a landline call asking for money. "But I denied," she said. "I want to send this message to Congress leader Priyanka Gandhi that this type of work is happening on the ground."

Congress
No flaw in campaign, says Congress party

Meanwhile, Congress has tried to downplay Maurya's disappointment, saying that her claims cannot be inferred as a flaw in the "ladki hoon, lad sakti hoon" campaign. "Some people may be disappointed because they are being denied tickets, but this can in no way be inferred as a flaw in our campaign," said Congress national spokesperson Supriya Shrinate.

UP
UP going to polls next month

Assembly elections in UP will be held in seven phases from February 10 to March 7. It is expected to be a four-corner fight among the ruling BJP, Opposition Samajwadi Party, Congress, and the Bahujan Samaj Party. The BJP had won 325 of the 403 state assembly seats in 2017, however, it now faces a stiff challenge from Akhilesh Yadav's Samajwadi Party.

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Pratyush Deep Kotoky covers national and politics news at NewsBytes. His over three-year-long career involves reporting on sociopolitical issues across India, particularly the northeast region. His previous stints include 101Reporters, The Sunday Guardian, and Inshorts, and he has also written for Asia Times, Firstpost, and Newslaundry. He has a postgraduate degree in Journalism from the Indian Institute of Mass Communication, Delhi.
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