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Akhilesh Yadav challenges Yogi Adityanath to contest from Ayodhya
Samajwadi Party chief Akhilesh Yadav challenged Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath to contest from Ayodhya in the next state Assembly election.
Yadav made the challenge while visiting Ayodhya, where his party won the Faizabad parliamentary seat in 2024 by more than 54,000 votes.
He accused the BJP government of carrying out demolitions in the name of development and said an SP government would pursue growth without displacing residents.
Yadav also promised women ₹40,000 a year if the SP wins power.
The BJP dismissed his challenge, said voters had been misled by the opposition in 2024, and predicted it would win more than 300 seats in the next Uttar Pradesh election.
The election will give voters a chance to decide between the parties’ competing claims and promises.
Samajwadi Party president Akhilesh Yadav challenged Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath to contest the upcoming Assembly elections from Ayodhya.
Yadav said the BJP was “nervous” and accused its government of demolitions carried out in the name of development.
He promised that an SP government would avoid demolishing homes and shops and would provide women ₹40,000 annually.
State BJP leader Dinesh Dubey dismissed the challenge and predicted the BJP would win more than 300 seats in Uttar Pradesh.
The SP won the Faizabad (Ayodhya) Lok Sabha seat in the 2024 parliamentary elections.
- Who
- Akhilesh Yadav, president of the Samajwadi Party, challenged Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath.
- What
- Yadav urged Adityanath to contest the upcoming Assembly election from Ayodhya. BJP leader Dinesh Dubey dismissed the challenge.
- When
- Thursday; the article describes the Assembly election as upcoming.
- Where
- Ayodhya, Uttar Pradesh.
- Why
- Yadav said the BJP was nervous and criticised its development record and demolitions. He also made promises ahead of the election.
Samajwadi Party
Bharatiya Janata Party
Ayodhya election challenge
Samajwadi Party
Yadav challenged Adityanath to contest from Ayodhya, saying the BJP was nervous.
Bharatiya Janata Party
Dubey dismissed the challenge and said voters would reject the SP.
Election prospects
Samajwadi Party
Yadav said the SP could form the government and promised it would win support through its policies.
Bharatiya Janata Party
Dubey predicted the BJP would win more than 300 seats in Uttar Pradesh.
Development
Samajwadi Party
Yadav accused the BJP government of demolishing homes and shops in the name of development and promised an alternative.
Bharatiya Janata Party
Dubey said the opposition had spread a fake narrative and voters had realised they made a mistake by backing the INDIA bloc.
The SP won the Faizabad (Ayodhya) Lok Sabha seat, with Awadhesh Prasad defeating BJP MP Lallu Singh by more than 54,000 votes.
Yadav challenged Adityanath to contest the upcoming Assembly election from Ayodhya and announced an annual payment of ₹40,000 to women if the SP came to power.
- SP leader
- Akhilesh Yadav
- BJP leader responding
- Dinesh Dubey
- 2024 Lok Sabha result
- SP won the Faizabad (Ayodhya) seat by more than 54,000 votes
- SP promise to women
- ₹40,000 annually
- BJP election prediction
- More than 300 Uttar Pradesh Assembly seats
What people are saying
If the Chief Minister, who makes big claims, is so confident, then he should contest the election from Ayodhya himself.
If a Samajwadi government comes to power, there will be no discrimination, and no house or shop will be demolished.
In the upcoming U.P. polls, we will win over 300 seats.
Akhilesh Yadav is living in an illusion, and reality will hit him when the results are announced.