Politics · India · 16 hrs ago
Yogi Adityanath accepts Akhilesh Yadav’s Ayodhya election challenge
Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath has accepted Samajwadi Party leader Akhilesh Yadav’s challenge to contest the next state Assembly election from Ayodhya.
Adityanath also urged Yadav to run from the same constituency so they could face each other directly.
The exchange took place as campaigning talk builds ahead of the upcoming Uttar Pradesh election.
Adityanath made the remarks in Balrampur, where he inaugurated the foundation stones for 78 development projects worth more than ₹803 crore.
He also predicted that his BJP-led alliance would win 80% of the seats, while the opposition alliance would get 20%.
The Ayodhya challenge highlights the rivalry between the two leaders, but the sources do not say whether Yadav will accept it or where either leader will ultimately contest.
Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath accepted Samajwadi Party president Akhilesh Yadav’s challenge to contest the upcoming Assembly election from Ayodhya.
Adityanath urged Yadav to contest against him there, saying the contest should be face-to-face.
He made the remarks on Saturday, October 10, while inaugurating foundation stones for 78 development projects in Balrampur.
Adityanath predicted the BJP-led National Democratic Alliance would win 80% of the seats and the opposition alliance 20%.
- Who
- Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath and Samajwadi Party president Akhilesh Yadav.
- What
- Adityanath accepted Yadav’s challenge to contest the upcoming Assembly election from Ayodhya and challenged Yadav to run against him there.
- When
- Saturday, October 10, 2026.
- Where
- Ayodhya was the proposed constituency; Adityanath made his remarks in Balrampur.
- Why
- Yadav had challenged Adityanath to prove himself by contesting from Ayodhya, according to Adityanath.
Yogi Adityanath
Akhilesh Yadav
Ayodhya election challenge
Yogi Adityanath
Adityanath accepted the challenge and urged Yadav to contest against him from Ayodhya.
Akhilesh Yadav
Yadav challenged Adityanath to prove himself by contesting from Ayodhya; the source does not report his response to Adityanath’s counter-challenge.
Come, let us try our luck from Ayodhya. You [Akhilesh Yadav] should also file your nomination from Ayodhya, and I will too.
Why fight through disciples? The fight should be face-to-face.
The Bharatiya Janata Party [BJP]-led National Democratic Alliance [NDA] will win 80% of the seats, while their alliance will get 20%.
Akhilesh Yadav challenged Adityanath to contest the Assembly election from Ayodhya.
Adityanath accepted the challenge and urged Yadav to contest against him from Ayodhya.
Adityanath inaugurated foundation stones for 78 development projects in Balrampur.
- Proposed constituency
- Ayodhya
- Election
- Upcoming Uttar Pradesh Assembly polls
- Development projects
- 78
- Project value
- More than ₹803 crore
- Location of inauguration
- Balrampur
Sources
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