Maneka Gandhi explains why son Varun denied BJP ticket

BJP leader Maneka Gandhi said on Saturday that her son Varun Gandhi's sometimes critical writings about the government may have cost him the party's Lok Sabha ticket from Pilibhit, but he would do well even without it. In an interview with news agency Press Trust of India (PTI), the eight-time MP expressed her disappointment as a mother that Varun Gandhi was denied a ticket, stating that "he will do very well even without a ticket." When asked if his writings on certain topics critical of the government cost him the ticket, she said, "I can't think of one other reason."

The BJP has fielded Maneka Gandhi from Uttar Pradesh's Sultanpur constituency. When asked if Varun would be joining her in the poll campaign? Maneka said Varun Gandhi wants to come and campaign for her, but no decision has been made yet.

The Sultanpur seat in Uttar Pradesh will go to vote on May 25 in the sixth round of the seven-phase general elections. The first phase of voting in Pilibhit took place on April 19. In 2019, the BJP leader received 4,59,196 votes, defeating BSP's Chandra Bhadra Singh who received 4,44,670 votes in Sultanpur. This time, she is up against Ram Bhual Nishad of the Samajwadi Party.