Mathura:

Isha Deol and Ahana Deol, daughters of Bharatiya Janata Party candidate Hema Malini, arrived in Mathura on Saturday to meet youth and campaign for the Lok Sabha elections Gather support for their mothers.

The two arrived at the Bank Bihari Temple and bowed before Lord Bank Bihari Ji seeking divine blessings.

During their visit, temple priest Abhilash Goswami presented them with cloth and ‘prasad’ blessed by the Lord.

In an interview with news agency ANI, the actress praised the development and conservation efforts in Mathura and Vrindavan.

“There is a lot to say about Mathura, I came here after some time and there has been a lot of development here. It feels good here. What’s special is that with the development you all took care of the lanes of Vrindavan, it legacy and you have preserved it well,” Isa said.

Isha expressed confidence in her mother’s victory in the elections and highlighted the support of Mathura residents.

“There are many supporters here from Mathura residents. They want my mother to stay here and win elections from here. They want her to do more and it is because of their support that my mother can do all this “So their support is important,” she said.

After concluding the temple visit, Isha and Ahana will next interact with young people from Mathura College and University.

Hema Malini was elected to the Mathura Lok Sabha seat for the third consecutive time by the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP).

From 1991 to 1999, Mathura became the stronghold of the BJP four times. In 2004, Mathura was transferred to Congress’s account. In 2009, Jayant Chaudhary of RLD became Mathura MP.

In 2014, the BJP fielded Hema Malini to win. In the 2019 elections, Hema’s husband, actor Dharmendra, also campaigned for her and gathered huge crowds in support of her. Thanks to the public welfare programs of the dual-engine government, lotuses bloomed again in Mathura in 2019, and Hema Malini became a member of Parliament.

Uttar Pradesh has sent up to 80 MPs to the Assembly, which will vote in all seven phases. Voting for the first and second phases will be held on April 19 and April 26. Next, the state will go to polls in the third and fourth phases again on May 7 and May 13. Voters in Uttar Pradesh will also go to polls in the fifth, sixth and seventh phases on May 20, May 23 and June 1 respectively.

Mathura will hold second phase general election voting on April 26.

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