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Lok Sabha elections 2024: 'I plan to create jobs and infra, solve water issue'
Updated On: 09 May, 2024 07:28 AM IST | Jalgaon | Rajendra B. Aklekar
mid-day speaks with BJP’s Jalgaon candidate Smita Wagh about challenges she faces
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BJP candidate and veteran leader Smita Wagh, 56, campaigned in her constituency in 42°C-plus heat. Pic/Ashish Raje
Smita Uday Wagh, 56, has been a staunch BJP loyalist. She was the state BJP women’s wing president before being elected to the state Legislative Council in 2015. Wagh was the initial BJP candidate in the 2019 polls but had to withdraw at the last moment to allow unwilling Chalisgaon MLA Unmesh Patil to contest as per party directives, making her upset. She has been committed right from the days of Akhil Bharatiya Vidyarthi Parishad and has been active in politics since her student days along with her husband Uday. She is back as a candidate and this time upsetting outgoing MP Unmesh Patil, who has resigned in a huff throwing a challenge for Wagh. mid-day caught up with her for an interview on her campaign trail while walking up in 42°C-plus heat in the interior village of Adgaon in Jalgaon district.
Excerpts from the interview
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