Team Blitz India
Beti versus bahu BARAMATI (Maharashtra)
Supriya Sule (NCP-SP) vs Sunetra Pawar (NCP-AP) While Sharad Pawar’s daughter Supriya Sule has been representing the NCP from Baramati in Parliament since 2009, her main rival this year was Sunetra Pawar, wife of her cousin Ajit Pawar, who split the NCP. WINNER: Supriya Sule
Bahus vs chacha-sasur HISAR (Haryana)
Naina (JJP) vs Sunaina (INLD) vs Ranjit Chautala (BJP) Naina Chautala is the wife of JJP chief Ajay Chautala, Sunaina Chautala is the wife of Abhay Chautala’s cousin Ravi Chautala and Ranjit Chautala is brother of fathers-in-law of Sunaina and Naina. Also in fray was Jai Prakash (Cong) WINNER: Jai Prakash
‘Queen’ vs ‘King’ MANDI (Himachal Pradesh)
Kangana Ranaut (BJP) vs Vikramaditya Singh (Cong) Kangana is renowned for her powerful roles in female-oriented flms, including Queen. Her rival was Vikramaditya Singh, born into the royal family of the princely state of Bushahr and was crowned its titular king after the death of his father Virbhadra Singh, the six-time CM of Himachal. WINNER: Kangana Ranaut
Ex-chiefs lock hornsSIRSA (Haryana)
Kumari Selja (Cong) vs Ashok Tanwar (BJP) Both the key contestants from this constituency were former presidents of the Haryana unit of the Congress. Tanwar became HPCC President in 2014 and was succeeded by Selja in 2019. He quit the Congress in October 2019. WINNER: Kumari Selja
Brother vs brotherVIJAYAWADA (Andhra Pradesh)
K Srinivas (YSRCP) vs K Sivanath (TDP) While Srinivas is a seasoned politician, his brother Sivanath, a businessman, was trying his electoral luck for the frst time. WINNER: K Sivanath
The mafia connectGHAZIPUR (UP)
Afzal Ansari (SP) vs Nusrat Ansari (Ind) Afzal is the elder brother, and Nusrat, the niece of mafa don Mukhtar Ansari, who died in Banda jail on March 28. PN Rai of BJP is said to be close to J&K L-G Manoj Sinha. WINNER: Afzal Ansari
Brothers-in-law clash ALMORA (Uttarakhand)
Pradeep Tamta (Cong) vs Pramod Kumar (PPI) vs Ajay Tamta (BJP) Pradeep Tamta is the brother-in-law of PPI Democratic candidate Pramod Kumar. The real fght, however, was between Pradeep and Ajay Tamta of the BJP. WINNER: Ajay Tamta
All in the familyDHARASHIV (Maharashtra)
Archana Patil (NCP) vs Omprakash Bupalsinh (Shiv Sena UBT) The 2019 Elections saw a contest between Omraje Nimbalkar and Ranajagjitsinh Patil, who are cousins. Now that Patil’s wife is in the fray, the familial fght has continued, with brotherin-law and sister-in-law facing each other. WINNER: Omprakash Bupalsinh
High-profile nomineesBENGALURU RURAL (Karnataka)
CN Manjunath (BJP) vs DK Suresh (Cong) Manjunath is the son-in-law of former Prime Minister HD Deve Gowda, while DK Suresh is the brother of DK Shivakumar, the Deputy Chief Minister of Karnataka. WINNER: CN Manjunath
Gogoi vs GogoiJorhat (Assam)
Tapan Gogoi (BJP) vs Gaurav Gogoi (Cong) Tapan Gogoi has been the two-term MP from this seat. The Congress felded high-profle candidate and the party’s Deputy Leader in the Lok Sabha Gaurav Gogoi, who is the son of three-time Chief Minister Tarun Gogoi. WINNER: Gaurav Gogoi
Cousin vs cousin KADAPA (Andhra Pradesh)
YS Sharmila Reddy (Cong) vs YS Avinash Reddy (YSRCP) Andhra CM Jagan Mohan Reddy’s sister and YSR Telangana Party chief YS Sharmila merged her party with the Congress in January this year. In this election, she was pitted against her cousin Avinash Reddy of the YSR Congress. WINNER: YS Avinash Reddy
Her father’s namesakeSARAN (Bihar)
Rohini Acharya (RJD) vs Lalu Prasad Yadav (RJP) RJD chief Lalu Prasad Yadav’s daughter Rohini Acharya’s bid to reclaim Saran Lok Sabha seat was challenged by the namesake of her father. BJP leader Rajiv Pratap Rudy was another key player trying his luck for the third time from here. WINNER: Rajiv Pratap Rudy
