With elections approaching, temples have become a favorite destination for political parties. Temple visits are an integral part of the expedition itinerary. All the parties have planned to show their strength to woo the Hindu, Sikh and other Dalit communities.
Assembly Election 2022:
The stage is set for assembly elections in five states: Uttar Pradesh, Uttarakhand, Manipur, Goa and Punjab. While the first four are ruled by the Bharatiya Janata Party, the last one is ruled by the Congress. Now the dates have also been announced, but all the political parties have started pouring their strength in the electoral states.
Different Parties Temple Visit:
Uttar Pradesh, one of the country's most populous and politically most important states, is already witnessing marathon rallies by top politicians from both the ruling and opposition parties. Prime Minister Narendra Modi recently visited Varanasi to inaugurate the
Kashi Vishwanath Corridor, which was also his parliamentary seat, setting the tone for the elections.
On behalf of the Congress, its senior leader Priyanka Gandhi Vadra is leading the campaign. She has been addressing rallies across the state, promising that her party will bring about change if it forms the next government. Akhilesh Yadav of Samajwadi Party and BSP supremo Mayawati, both former CM of Uttar Pradesh, are also leaving no stone unturned to woo the voters.
All political parties including BJP, SP, BSP in UP elections are using Ayodhya to launch their campaigns as momentum builds for 2022 elections. For the Punjab elections, Rahul Gandhi along with his Congress candidates visited the
Golden Temple, Durgiana Temple and Valmiki Sthal.
On Sant
Ravidas Jayanti, leaders of all parties visited the temple of Guru Ravidas ji. Prime Minister Narendra Modi visited
Shri Guru Ravidas Vishram Dham Temple, Karol Bagh. While Yogi, Rahul Gandhi, Priyanka Gandhi and Charanjit Singh Channi visited Guru Ravidas Temple in
Varanasi.
It seems that the political parties are following the path taken earlier by their leaders instead of finding a new path for themselves. Whatever be the case,
we are confident that with the blessings of Bhagwan Darshan, a good democracy will be built in the 2022 elections.