The BJP had secured 67039 votes in the Sakaldiha assembly constituency in the last general Lok Sabha polls in 2014, a significant rise from 7683 votes in 2012. In this assembly segment, the party had established a lead of 12847 votes over its nearest BSP rival. The upcoming 2017 assembly election to Sakaldiha will witness a triangular contest among BJP, BSP and Samajwadi Party (SP).