Bride in exchange for a vote? Unusual request from UP pump attendant to MLA

A video of the conversation is now going viral.

An MLA in Uttar Pradesh found himself in a sticky situation when a 43-year-old petrol pump attendant asked him for help with his marriage after voting for him. A video of the exchange is now going viral.

A vehicle in which Charkhari MLA Brijbhushan Rajput of the BJP was traveling had stopped to fill fuel at a petrol pump in Mahoba when he was approached by Akhilendra Khare, a resident of Charkhari. Mr. Rajput expected to hear a request for help, but not the kind of request Khare ultimately made.

In a video, Mr Khare is seen asking Mr Rajput to help him find him a bride. When the MLA asks how old he is, the gas station attendant says he will be 44 soon.

“Why did you choose me for this job,” Mr Rajput can be heard asking Mr Khare, who answers without hesitation: “I voted for you”.

This amuses the MLA who says, “Okay, so I’m going to have to get you married? Have you asked anyone else?”

After Mr. Khare responds, Mr. Rajput asks if he has any preferences and the gas station attendant replies that he does not want his bride to be from certain castes. The MLA then tells him not to discriminate between people and says he will get the bride he is destined for.

“I will pray for you and also try to find you a bride because you voted for me,” says Mr. Rajput, asking what Mr. Khare’s salary is so that he can help the families of potential brides narrate.

When the petrol pump attendant replies with Rs 6,000 and says he also has 13 large tracts of land, the MLA says the property is worth crores. The video ends with Mr Rajput assuring Mr Khare help.