An account of Awadh’s history must include the community of indigenous communities like the Nishads, who live along the banks of the Sarayu and other rivers
BJP candidate Lallu Singh, running for third term, is contesting on the strength of Ram temple being built in Ayodhya. Singh won the 2014 elections with a huge margin of 2,82,775 votes , but in 2019 elections this margin drastically decreased to 65,000 .