Most of the religious leaders in the spotlight had hoped to get into the ballot race in the last parliamentary election, but this time they backed off.
“Polluted politics” has dampened the spirits of these visionaries who were overwhelmed and inspired by the election of Yogi Adityanath, the Mahan of Gollaknath Mut, as Chief Minister of Uttar Pradesh.
Most of these popes were hesitant to stand for election, choosing to devote themselves to religious work and to the betterment of their respective communities.
Numerous religious leaders expressed their intention to run for elections and pressured the BJP to seek tickets for the 2018 parliamentary elections.
Basavanand Swami of Guru Basava Mahamane of Managundi village in Dharwad district, the late Lakshmivara Theertha Swami, Pranavanand Swami of Sharanabasaveshwar Mutt of Aremallur of Haveri district and Siddalinga Swami of Andola Karuneshwar Mutt of Kalaburagi district have their ambitions to challenge the poll. I was growing up.
The name of Madara Chennaiyah Swami of Chitradurga district had also made the rounds in previous polls after BJP leader Amit Shah met him. However, their hopes are dashed when tickets to the party are denied.
A few months ago, Brahmananda Saraswati Swami of Ujire Shree Ramakshetra of Dakshina Kannada district announced that 50 visionaries including him will be in the election campaign to “cleanse” politics. But he abandoned his aspirations, arguing that pursuing a political path was not so easy for visionaries.
“I was angry with the current political system and had expressed a desire to challenge the polls. I realized that even I could not fix it.It takes a lot of courage to jump into politics and it is not suitable for us because it is harmful to our path of asceticism.Bhasava, Buddha, Viveka. It is very sad that politicians and movie actors are becoming role models for people instead of Nanda.” Completed MA, LLB.
The seer, an ardent supporter of Adityanath, argued that the latter’s success was due to strict enforcement of the law.
Basavanand Swami of Guru Basava Mahmane expressed anger at the state’s BJP leader’s refusal to run for the Kargatagi parliamentary constituency and accused the state government of corruption charges.
Pointing to Congressman Santosh Rudd in 2018 for trying to challenge a BJP ticket poll, he claimed he chose to stay out of politics.
“Motivated by Adityanath, there was a desire to challenge the polls. Gorakhnath Mutt has a different tradition than other religious institutions, so he managed to become a CM. is related to Hindutva and political activism.His predecessor was also a member of parliament,” he said.
Madara Chennayya Swami has made it clear that his activities will be limited to politically encouraging people in his community and fighting for internal reserves.
However, Siddalinga Swami of Andola Karuneshwar Mutt of Karabragi district claimed he was a strong contender for the BJP ticket from Jewargi.
“My name is on the BJP internal research report for Jewargi constituency. We have a good relationship with RSS and Sangh Parivar, so I expect tickets to the party,” he added. .
He is also Honorary Chairman of Sriram Sene. Visionary Paramasma Maharaj is also vying for his BJP ticket from Hariyar in the Uttar Kannada district, with 45 Hindu organizations under his umbrella.
The state’s BJP president Nalin Kumar Kateel claimed that no religious leader had approached him for tickets to the party yet.
He said the party would consider defending the seer if such a situation arose.
