Lucknow Azad Samaj Party President Chandrashekhar Azad will contest the assembly elections from Gorakhpur against Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister and BJP leader Yogi Adityanath.
Azad Samaj Party said, “Continuing the ideology of “Bahujan Hitay-Bahujan Sukhay” of Babasaheb Dr. Bhimrao Ambedkar ji and Matyavar Kanshi Ram Sahab, Azad Samaj Party (Kanshi Ram) declared Chandrashekhar Azad as its candidate from Gorakhpur (Urban) constituency. Is.” a statement.
The BJP has fielded Yogi Adityanath from his stronghold Gorakhpur, which elected him to the Lok Sabha for five consecutive terms till 2017.
Earlier, rejecting an alliance with the Samajwadi Party for the upcoming Uttar Pradesh Assembly elections, Bhim Army chief Chandrashekhar ‘Azad’ criticized Akhilesh Yadav for keeping tabs on the ‘Dalit vote bank’, alleging that the former chief minister He does not want Dalits in his party.
Notably, Akhilesh Yadav has forged alliances with several smaller parties to increase the chances of the SP returning to power in the upcoming state elections.
The Uttar Pradesh assembly elections will be held in seven phases from February 10 to March 7. Voting in Uttar Pradesh will be held on February 10, 14, 20, 23, 27 and March 3 and 7.
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