The leader also said that he will be contesting on Akhilesh Yadav- led Samajwadi Party's seat instead of his own party Pragatisheel Samajwadi Party.
Karhal is a Samajwadi bastion and Mulayam Singh Yadav represents the Mainpuri parliamentary constituency in the Lok Sabha. Karhal has over 1.44 lakh Yadav voters and is considered 'safe' for the Samajwadi leadership.
A glaring example of differences between SP and RLD was evident from Maant assembly seat in Mathura district, where both SP and RLD candidates have filed nominations.
Karhal has over 1.44 lakh Yadav voters and is considered 'safe' for the Samajwadi leadership. UP assembly election 2022 will be held in 7 phases beginning February 10. Counting of votes will take place on March 10.
Samajwadi Party patriarch Mulayam Singh Yadav's daughter-in-law Aparna Yadav joined the BJP on Wednesday, asserting that she has always been impressed with Prime Minister Narendra Modi.
UP Election 2022: Akhilesh Yadav is likely to contest Assembly polls from Azamgarh seat, sources have informed India TV.
"Akhilesh used to claim that his government had started several developmental works. But now he does not have the courage to fight elections from any of these constituencies," Keshav Prasad Maurya said today.
Elections for the 403 assembly constituencies in Uttar Pradesh will be held in seven phases starting February 10, the Election Commission said.
Nanda, who returned from poll bound Uttar Pradesh on Monday, held an hour-long meeting with Banerjee at her residence on the issue. One of the longest-serving fisheries ministers of West Bengal during the erstwhile Left Front regime, Nanda had merged his party, the West Bengal Socialist Party with Samajwadi Party in 2010.
According to India TV's Opinion Poll, out of 124 seats in the Purvanchal region, BJP may win 66 seats, Akhilesh's Samajwadi party may grab 51, Congress 3, BSP 2, and others only 2 seats.
Out of the total 19 seats in the Bundelkhand region, BJP may win 17 seats (loss of 2 seats, 19 in 2017), SP may get 2, gain of two seats from 2017 while BSP, Congress, and others may not be able to open their accounts.
India TV's Opinion Polls data showed that Samajwadi Party chief Akhilesh Yadav was at the second position with 31.51 percent.
India TV Opinion Poll, Uttar Pradesh Opinion Poll: The BJP is set to return to power in Uttar Pradesh with an overwhelming majority, winning 230-235 seats. The Samajwadi Party-led alliance will get 160-165 seats.
With less than a month to go for UP elections, BJP asked former CMs Akhilesh Yadav, Mayawati, and also Congress General Secretary Priyanka Gandhi Vadra "are they going to contest elections and or have decided not to due to fear of losing in polls?"
Along with rallies and election programmes, Shah will also hold meetings with the leaders of the party to take stock of the election situation, and accordingly, give necessary instructions to the party leaders and workers.
Yadav had made the comments after BJP announced that Adityanath will contest from his stronghold Gorakhpur which elected him to Lok Sabha for five straight terms till 2017.
Earlier today, BJP announced that Yogi Adityanath will contest the upcoming assembly polls in the state from his stronghold Gorakhpur. The party released its first list of candidates for the upcoming polls.
"I had allotted two seats to him, but he (Bhim Army chief Chandrashekhar Azad) received some call and refused to be part of the alliance. Whatever he (Bhim Army chief Chandrashekhar Azad) spoke to the Samajwadi Party, I listened to him and gave him the seats of Rampur Maniharan and Ghaziabad. But, after talking to someone on the phone, they told me that they cannot contest elections together," Akhilesh Yadav, SP chief said.
Gorakhpur is the hometown of Adityanath. He had been the MP from Gorakhpur Lok Sabha seat since 1998 until he became the chief minister in 2017.
BJP on Saturday released its first list of candidates for the upcoming Uttar Pradesh assembly elections 2022.
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