People have reaffirmed their love for the family of former Union Minister and senior BJP leader late Dilip Singh Judeo with the BJP candidates winning the three seats of Jaspur and retaining another in Chandrapur.
Judeo was considered as the most influential leader of BJP in the State, Although Pathalgaon seat never gone to the BJP when Judeo was alive, the party emerged victorious this time with its candidate Shivshankar Sai defeating Congress’s Rampukar Singh by 3,909 votes. The victory of BJP candidates in Jaspur and Chandrapur has been attributed to the massive campaign launched by the family members of late Judeo.
Although the family was yet to recover fully from the accidental death of Judeo and his eldest son Satrunjay Singh, his middle son Yudhveer Singh, youngest son Prabal Pratap Singh and nephew Rannvijay Singh had left no stone unturned. They played major role in the selection candidates and campaign. Although party was under pressure to field former Minister Ganesh Ram Bhagat, it was the initiatives of Judeo family the party fielded Raj Saran Bhagat from Jashpur, sources said.
The party won the seat even though Ganesh Ram Bhagat contested the election as a rebel candidate. late Judeo’s youngest son Prabal Pratap sources said led the campaign of the party in the constituency while other family members concentrated in other seats. As a result Raj Saran Bhagat won the election by a record margin. Judeo’s middle son Yudhveer Singh contested from the prestigious Chandrapur seat and won the election defeating his nearest rival of Bahujan Samaj Party (BSP).
Yudhveer was not active in the constituency for the last two years. He also faced some trouble from within. In spite of that he won the seat mainly because of the love and affection people have for his late father and his family. The local leaders and workers of the party have been building pressure seeking inclusion of Yudhveer Singh in the Ministry.