New Delhi: Former Union Minister and Madhya Pradesh Chief Minister Uma Bharti expressed optimism about fighting elections and said she is ready to contest polls if it aligns with her goals.
Speaking to ANI, Bharti, who last contested a successful election in the 2014 Lok Sabha Polls, expressed her desire to contest the polls, stressing that she has not yet crossed 65 years of age.
“Yes, I will contest the election. I am not even 65 years old. But I will fight when I think that I am ready for it,” she said.
However, the BJP leader said that contesting elections at this time would be a hurdle.
“Right now, it will be a hurdle. I have a weakness. I am very cynically sincere to the commitment. So, if I fight from a Parliamentary seat, then my entire time and attention will be dedicated to the people, ensuring they do not have any problems. And if anything happens, I will consider myself responsible and will feel guilty,” Uma Bharti said.
“And if I become a Minister, then that is another responsibility. So these responsibilities combined will not let me fulfil the one I am dedicated to now,” she added.
Asserting that she is a person with clear goals and determination, Uma Bharti said that if contesting elections serves that goal, she will definitely contest.
“I am a person with clear goals and determination. If contesting elections serves that goal, I will contest; if it doesn’t, I won’t,” she said.
Bharti also stressed that she does not need any “object” to acquire power, as the people have given her courage, which has proved to be very useful for her.
“I am very powerful in myself. I do not need some object to acquire power; I am a powerful object myself. Some people are powerful even without power, and I have people’s power. People have given me courage, and that courage is very useful for me,” she said.
Uma Bharti began her parliamentary journey by winning the Lok Sabha seat from Khajuraho in 1989. She went on to retain the constituency for three consecutive terms–in 1991, 1996, and 1998.
In the 1999 elections, she shifted her focus to the Bhopal constituency. Later, in 2003, she led the BJP’s campaign as its chief ministerial candidate in Madhya Pradesh and secured a sweeping victory, ending the decade-long rule of Digvijaya Singh.
During the 2014 General Elections, she contested from Jhansi in Uttar Pradesh and emerged victorious against Chandrapal Yadav of the Samajwadi Party, becoming a Cabinet minister in Narendra Modi’s government. (ANI)
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