RAM MANDIR :THE DARK SIDE WHY BJP LOST IN AYODHYA " Na Mathura, Na Kashi, Abki Baar Awadhesh Pasi, " SARASIJ MAJUMDER The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP)’s defeat in the Faizabad seat in Uttar Pradesh has perplexed both—common people, and political analyst, given the recent celebration of ‘ pran prathishtha ’ and opening of the grand Ram Janmabhoomi temple in Ayodhya city. BJP candidate Lallu Singh's loss to Samajwadi Party’s Awadhesh Prasad, despite Singh’s back-to-back victories from the same Lok Sabha constituency in the last two general elections, signifies a significant shift in local political dynamics. Awadhesh Prasad, who got 5, 54,289 votes, defeated Singh by over 54,000 votes. Margin is much, though. While BJP heavily relied on the TEMPLE CARD across the country during the elections, Ayodhya, the birthplace of Lord Ram, voted against the party, where the ancient Temple is located, and rebuilt. The defeat in four out of five assembly segments in t...