Chaurasia had rebelled from Congress before the last municipal elections after being denied a ticket. He had then joined Hindu Mahasabha and had defeated the Congress candidate in Ward No 44 of Gwalior.
Union Minister Smriti Irani had promised to the people of Amethi that if she won the 2019 Lok Sabha elections, she would build a home in the district and be more accessible to them
The NSUI leaders had apprised the party leadership about the corruption in the students' union and had also written a letter to Congress party interim chief Sonia Gandhi.