For the upcoming 2022 Uttar Pradesh Assembly election, the BJP has replaced several candidates with their spouses.
In Amethi, the BJP has declared former MP Sanjay Sinh as its candidate in place of his first wife and sitting MLA Garima Singh. In 2017, the seat witnessed a battle between Ms. Singh and Ameeta Singh, Mr. Sinh’s second wife. The SP’s nominee and then minister Gayatri Prasad Prajapati was considered the main contender but the friendly fight between the SP and the Congress, which had fielded Ms. Ameeta, proved costly for him as the BJP won the seat. Mr. Sinh and Ms. Ameeta quit the Congress after the 2019 Lok Sabha election and joined the BJP.
