Esha, Ahana Hema Malini’s daughters visit Mathura to campaign for her
Esha, Ahana Hema Malini’s daughters visit Mathura to campaign for her
With the Phase 1 of the Lok Sabha Polls having begun, and with the BJP candidate Hema contesting the Lok Sabha Polls 2024, her daughters, Esha and Ahana Deol, arrived in Mathura on Saturday to meet the youth and garner support for their mother in the Lok Sabha elections.
The two arrived at the Banke Bihari Temple, where they bowed before Lord Banke Bihari Ji, and sought divine blessings.
Amidst their visit, temple priest Abhilash Goswami presented them with the Lord’s blessed cloth and ‘prasad.’
While speaking to news agency the Esha heaped praises over the development and preservation efforts in Mathura and Vrindavan.
Adding further she said that there is much to say about Mathura, as she is visiting the place after long time. It feels so good here. And the special thing is that along with development, you all have taken care of Vrindavan’s alleys, its heritage, you’ve preserved it well.
Esha expressed confidence in her mother’s victory in the elections, highlighting the support from Mathura’s residents.
Esha also went on to say that there are many supporters here who are the residents of Mathura. They want her mother to stay here and win the election from here. They want her to do much more, and it’s because of their support that her mom can do all this. So, their support is important.
Having concluded their temple visit, Esha and Ahana will next interact with youth in colleges and universities in Mathura.
Hema Malini is fielded by the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) for the third consecutive time from the Mathura Lok Sabha seat.
From 1991 to 1999, Mathura was the BJP’s bastion.four times. In 2004, Mathura went to Congress’s account. In 2009, RLD’s Jayant Chaudhary became an MP from Mathura.
In 2014, the BJP fielded Hema Malini who won. In the 2019 elections, Hema’s husband, actor Dharmendra, also campaigned for her and gathered a huge crowd in her favour. Due to the public welfare schemes of the double-engine government, once again in 2019, lotus bloomed in Mathura and Hema Malini became an MP.
Uttar Pradesh, which sends the maximum number of MPs, 80, to Parliament, will vote in all seven phases. Voting for phases one and two will be held on April 19 and April 26. Next, the state will once again poll in phases three and four on May 7 and May 13. The Uttar Pradesh electorate will also vote in phases five, six and seven on May 20, May 23 and June 1, respectively.
Mathura will go to the polls in the second phase of the general elections on April 26.
News Edit K.V.Raman
