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Akhilesh Yadav rejects Yogi Adityanath’s Ayodhya election challenge
Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath has invited Samajwadi Party leader Akhilesh Yadav to contest the upcoming assembly election in Ayodhya.
Adityanath said he would also try his luck there, setting up a possible face-to-face contest.
Yadav replied that the Samajwadi Party’s candidate, Tej Narayan, known as Pawan Pandey, was ready to take on the BJP.
Ayodhya’s assembly seat is currently held by BJP lawmaker Ved Prakash Gupta.
Adityanath represents Gorakhpur Urban, and neither account says he has confirmed a move to contest from Ayodhya.
The exchange is part of political sparring ahead of the election, with Yadav also questioning whether Adityanath has secured his own party ticket.
Akhilesh Yadav rejected Uttar Pradesh chief minister Yogi Adityanath’s challenge to contest the Ayodhya assembly seat.
Yadav said the Samajwadi Party’s candidate, Tej Narayan, known as Pawan Pandey, was enough to defeat the BJP government.
Adityanath had accepted Yadav’s dare to contest from Ayodhya and invited the SP chief to do the same.
The Ayodhya seat is currently held by BJP legislator Ved Prakash Gupta, while Adityanath represents Gorakhpur Urban.
- Who
- Samajwadi Party chief Akhilesh Yadav and Uttar Pradesh chief minister Yogi Adityanath.
- What
- Yadav rejected Adityanath’s challenge to contest the Ayodhya assembly seat.
- When
- Adityanath accepted the dare on Saturday; Yadav responded on Sunday.
- Where
- The dispute concerns the Ayodhya assembly seat in Uttar Pradesh.
- Why
- Adityanath invited Yadav to contest from Ayodhya after Yadav dared him to do so.
Akhilesh Yadav
Yogi Adityanath
Ayodhya contest
Akhilesh Yadav
Yadav said the SP’s candidate, Pawan Pandey, was enough for the contest.
Yogi Adityanath
Adityanath invited Yadav to file his nomination from Ayodhya and said he would also try his luck there.
Party tickets
Akhilesh Yadav
Yadav said Adityanath should first get his own party ticket confirmed.
Yogi Adityanath
Adityanath’s position on whether his ticket was confirmed was not stated.
The arrogant people will be blown away by the wind of our ‘Pawan’.
I invite you (Akhilesh Yadav) to file your nomination from Ayodhya. I will also try my luck there once. The fight should be face-to-face.
Those whose own tickets are not confirmed are talking about tickets. The chief minister should first get his own ticket confirmed.
Adityanath accepted Yadav’s dare to contest from Ayodhya and invited him to do the same.
Yadav said the SP’s candidate was enough for the contest and questioned whether Adityanath had secured a party ticket.
- SP candidate
- Tej Narayan, known as Pawan Pandey
- Ayodhya seat
- Held by BJP’s Ved Prakash Gupta
- Adityanath’s constituency
- Gorakhpur Urban
Sources
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