The BJP candidate from the Farrukhabad Lok Sabha constituency, Mukesh Rajput, had established a lead of 64465 votes over his nearest Congress rival and then sitting MP Salman Khurshid in the Farrukhabad assembly segment in 2014 Lok Sabha polls. However it remains to be seen whether the Modi wave which facilitated such a big margin for the BJP in 2014 will work for the party in the 2017 assembly elections.