...because Smriti Irani was also a leader once, then will she say goodbye to politics after becoming TV's 'Tulsi'? Understand for 3 reasons...

Will Smriti Irani Leave Politics: Former Union Minister and BJP's strong leader Smriti Irani is returning to the world of TV again. It is worth noting that the second part of the serial 'Kyunki Saas Bhi Kabhi Bahu Thi' will be aired very soon... Read more

Former Union Minister Smriti Irani is in the news again after the Lok Sabha elections, but this time the reason for the discussion is not any sharp comment on politics or Rahul Gandhi, but the speculation of leaving politics. It is worth noting that Smriti Irani is going to return to the small screen with the second season of her TV show 'Kyunki Saas Bhi Kabhi Bahu Thi'. Political pundits speculate that after returning to acting, Smriti Irani may say goodbye to active politics like Govinda and Dharmendra. However, Smriti says that I am a full-time politician and part-time actress. This is just a side-project, like many leaders are part-time lawyers or journalists. Let us try to know in this report whether there is really truth in this or something else... What can be the role of Smriti Irani in BJP in the coming times?

However, the mathematics of politics is not as straightforward as it seems and in BJP, things become even more mysterious. Smriti Irani has been repeatedly rejecting the speculations of leaving politics, but the ground reality is that after the defeat in Amethi in the 2024 Lok Sabha elections, her activity has decreased drastically. In 2014, Smriti Irani was sent by the BJP to Amethi for the first time to contest against Rahul Gandhi. However, she lost to Rahul by about one lakh votes. But even after the defeat, Smriti did not leave Amethi. Its effect was seen in the 2019 elections and Smriti defeated Rahul Gandhi in Amethi, the stronghold of the Gandhi family. But in the 2024 elections, the equations changed and Smriti Irani had to face a crushing defeat in Amethi against Kishorilal Sharma. After this defeat, Smriti Irani's stars also went into decline. The situation is such that Smriti Irani is now away from the same Amethi where she had built a big house and remained firm even after the crushing defeat in 2014. After the defeat in the Lok Sabha elections, she came to Amethi only once, that too after 355 days. Let us now understand 3 reasons why Smriti Irani may leave politics as speculations say.

Faint hopes of comeback from Amethi

Amethi and Rae Bareli have been the strongholds of Congress in UP. Whoever the party candidate is, it does not matter much to the public. Barring 2 exceptions, the Gandhi family has been winning these seats every time. In the 1977 elections, former Prime Minister Indira Gandhi was defeated by socialist leader Raj Narayan in Rae Bareli. At the same time, in 2019, Rahul Gandhi had to taste defeat in front of Smriti Irani in Amethi. Later, the Congress made a comeback and saved its fort. In such a situation, it is a bit difficult to expect that some miracle will happen again in Amethi in 2029. That is, it is a bit difficult for Smriti Irani to become an MP from Amethi again. However, anything is possible in politics.

Trend and history of Modi cabinet

While Smriti Irani suffered a major setback after losing from Amethi, she did not get a place in the cabinet even after 10 years. If we look at the figures, when Narendra Modi became PM for the second time in 2019, 37 ministers of the previous government were not included in the cabinet. Many big names were also included in this. At the same time, this trend continued in 2024 as well, when Narendra Modi took oath for the third time as the Prime Minister of the country and with this 71 ministers were also sworn in in Modi 3.0. But, there were 34 such ministers of Modi 2.0, who were not given a place in the cabinet this time. The most important thing to note is that the 71 leaders who were thrown out of the cabinet did not return to the party or government again. However, JP Nadda, VK Singh and Anupriya Patel are definitely exceptions to this. If this political trend of BJP continues, then Smriti Irani's return seems difficult.

The dream of Rajya Sabha was shattered

Usually when a big leader of the party loses the election, he is sent to the Parliament through Rajya Sabha. Smriti Irani must have also hoped that she would be sent to Rajya Sabha. Smriti Irani is associated with 3 states i.e. Delhi, Uttar Pradesh and Maharashtra. Delhi where she was born and contested the first election, Maharashtra which was her karmabhoomi and UP from where she was elected as MP. BJP is in power in all the three states, but her dream remained unfulfilled.

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