Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath will be contesting from Gorakhpur in the upcoming Assembly polls, the BJP announced on Saturday while releasing its first list of candidates. The party has named candidates for the seats going to the polls in the first two phases.
Deputy Chief Minister Keshav Prasad Maurya will contest the polls from Sirathu city in the Prayagraj district. The second list for polls will be released shortly, said Union minister Dharmendra Pradhan.
"The decision has been made after much deliberation... the final decision (was taken) by the top leadership of the party," Union Minister Dharmendra Pradhan told reporters.
There was speculation earlier that the chief minister — who has never stood in an Assembly election before — would contest from one of two temple towns — Ayodhya or Mathura.
Gorakhpur is Adityanath’s stronghold and has voted him to the Lok Sabha for five straight terms till 2017. This is for the first time the chief minister will contest Assembly polls, though he was a Lok Sabha MP from Gorakhpur for five consecutive terms from 1998 to 2017.
Polling for the Gorakhpur (Urban) seat will be on 3 March — the sixth and penultimate phase.
The Gorakhpur seat is considered to be a stronghold of the Gorakhnath Math, whose present Chief Priest is Yogi Adityanath. Currently, this seat belongs to BJP candidate Radha Mohan Das Agarwal.
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The list was released by the BJP's Uttar Pradesh in-charge and Union Minister Dharmendra Pradhan along with the party general secretary Arun Singh during a press conference at the party's headquarters here.
The BJP is currently facing internal dissidence after 10 of its Uttar Pradesh MLAs, including three ministers, walked out of the Yogi Adityanath government this week.
Elections for the 403-member Uttar Pradesh assembly are scheduled to be held in seven phases starting from 10 February.
UP polls
Uttar Pradesh, what is considered to be the country's politically vital state, votes from 10 February in seven rounds in an election widely, which is being considered as a precursor to the national elections of 2024. The results will be declared on 10 March.
In the 2017 Assembly elections, the BJP scored a comprehensive victory in Uttar Pradesh. Winning 312 of 403 seats, the saffron party left its competitors far behind to score its biggest victory in this crucial state of the Hindi belt.
In terms of the vote share data, the BJP polled at 39.7 percent, followed by the BSP with 22.2 percent and SP 21.8 percent. Congress could get only 6.3 percent (over 54 lakh votes).
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January 15, 2022 at 02:06PM
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