20 of 33 BJP MPs repeated for 3rd time or more lost in UP, Irani & Teni included
NEW DELHI: Anti-incumbency impacted BJP’s prospects in 2024 Lok Sabha elections in UP, resulting in defeat of 27 of its 49 sitting MPs. In total, BJP had repeated 54 candidates who contested in 2019, but 31 of them failed to secure a win this time around.Among the repeated candidates, 49 were sitting MPs, including Ambedkarnagar nominee Ritesh Pandey, who had switched from BSP to BJP.