Archive · 25 Dec 2025
UP Minister Hints at Not Defending Hastinapur Seat in 2027
Dinesh Khatik is a minister in Uttar Pradesh, India.
He has been a member of the legislative assembly (MLA) from Hastinapur two times.
Recently, he spoke at an event in Kharkhoda, Meerut district.
He said he might not run for the Hastinapur seat in the next elections in 2027.
He has already served as an MLA and a minister and does not want to be a legislator from Hastinapur again.
This news is about a political decision by a minister in Uttar Pradesh.
Dinesh Khatik, a two-time MLA and current Minister of State for Jal Shakti, hinted at not defending the Hastinapur seat in the 2027 Assembly elections.
He made this indication while addressing a program in Kharkhoda, Meerut district, on December 25.
Khatik stated that he has already served twice as an MLA and a minister and does not wish to become a legislator from Hastinapur again.
His current position is Minister of State for Jal Shakti in the Uttar Pradesh government.
The event where he made this statement was held in Kharkhoda, Meerut district.
- Who
- Dinesh Khatik, Minister of State for Jal Shakti in Uttar Pradesh
- What
- Hints at not defending the Hastinapur seat in the 2027 Assembly elections
- When
- December 25, 2023
- Where
- Kharkhoda, Meerut district, Uttar Pradesh
- Why
- He has already served twice as an MLA and a minister and does not wish to become a legislator from Hastinapur again
- Person
- Dinesh Khatik
- Position
- Minister of State for Jal Shakti
- Current Seat
- Hastinapur
- Current Term
- Two-time sitting MLA
- Event Location
- Kharkhoda, Meerut district
- Event Date
- December 25