Nine of the elected candidates were from the BJP and four from the Samajwadi Party. They included Deputy CM Keshav Prasad Maurya and former state minister Swami Prasad Maurya, who had quit the BJP and joined the Samajwadi Party ahead of the UP Assembly polls.
Swami Prasad Maurya, who had quit the Yogi Adityanath cabinet and joined the Samajwadi Party just ahead of the recent Assembly polls in the state, denied that the man had been working for him.
Fazilnagar Election Result: Samajwadi Party leader Swami Prasad Maurya loses to BJP's Surendra Kumar Kushwaha.
Samajwadi Party (SP) chief Akhilesh Yadav condemned the alleged attack on pMaurya and said that they will counter this by reducing the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) to "zero" in the next phase of the assembly polls.
Swami Prasad Maurya had joined the BJP before the 2017 assembly polls after leaving the BSP. He is a sitting MLA from Padrauna. He quit the BJP recently and joined the Samajwadi Party.
Earlier, during the same conclave, Samajwadi Party leader Swami Prasad Maurya alleged that BJP tries to Ayodhya's Ram Mandir is only for people of a 'particular' group.
Swami Prasad Maurya alleged that BJP tries to Ayodhya's Ram Mandir is only for people of a 'particular' group from the Hindu community.
Swami Prasad Maurya, who was a minister in Yogi Adityanath government till recently, launched a blistering attack on the Uttar Pradesh while speaking at India TV's Chunav Manch in Lucknow. "Yogiji insan to ban nahi paye, bhagwan banne ki koshish kar rhe. Yogi dhokha hai. Aap Yogi nahi dhongi hain,"Maurya said, adding that losers are joining the BJP.
UP Polls 2022: Senior Congress leader RPN Singh will join the BJP in Delhi today. He may contest Assembly polls against Samajwadi Party leader Swami Prasad Maurya from Padrauna seat in Kushinagar.
Samajwadi Party (SP) released the list of 159 candidates for the upcoming Uttar Pradesh assembly election 2022, however, the first list didn't mention Swami Prasad Maurya's son Utkrisht Maurya.
The resignation of state Labour Minister Swami Prasad Maurya has come as a jolt to the ruling BJP in poll-bound Uttar Pradesh.
The sudden resignation of Swami Prasad Maurya, who is considered a big OBC leader, from the Yogi government, and his decision to join Samajwadi Party just days ahead of UP Assembly election 2022 is certain to create ripples in the BJP.
Swami Prasad Maurya has been accused of stoking communal feelings when he was in the BSP, seven years ago. Maurya has been asked to appear in court on January 24.
Ex-UP minister Swami Prasad Maurya on Tuesday quit BJP and joined Samajwadi Party (SP) ahead of the high-stakes assembly elections in the state, beginning next month from February 10. The polls will be held in 7 phases. Watch Kurukshetra to know why it happened and if it`s a loss for BJP?
Swami Prasad Maurya earlier in the day resigned Labour and Employment Minister in the Yogi government, just a month ahead of high stakes assembly elections. After Swami Maurya's resignation, reports of him joining the Samajwadi Party have surfaced.
Ahead of UP polls, Cabinet Minister in Yogi Cabinet Swami Prasad Maurya quit BJP and joined hands with Samajwadi Party.
Former UP CM Akhilesh Yadav welcomed Swami Prasad Maurya saying warm welcome and greetings to the popular leader who fought for social justice and equality! There will be a change.
UP minister Swami Prasad Maurya on Tuesday quit BJP after resigning as a cabinet minister from the Yogi government. The former UP minister has joined Samajwadi Party ahead of high-stakes assembly elections beginning next month from February 10.
The minister's comment comes days after BJP leader and Uttar Pradesh Minister Swami Prasad Maurya lauded Jinnah saying that the contribution of the Pakistan's founder before partition cannot be ignored.
BJP leader Swami Prasad Maurya describes Muhammad Ali Jinnah as a 'great man'
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