BJP fields Chandrabhan Paswan for Milkipur Meeting bypoll in Uttar Pradesh

BJP nominated Chandrabhan Paswan as its candidate for the meeting bypoll to Uttar Pradesh‘s Milkipur seat in Ayodhya district which is scheduled to be held subsequent month. File
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The BJP Tuesday (January 14, 2025) nominated Chandrabhan Paswan as its candidate for the meeting bypoll to Uttar Pradesh’s Milkipur seat in Ayodhya district which is scheduled to be held subsequent month.

The Samajwadi Occasion has fielded Faizabad MP Awadhesh Prasad’s son Ajit Prasad for the bypoll to the seat. Awadhesh Prasad was the MLA of Milkipur earlier than be obtained elected to the Lok Sabha necessiting the bypoll.

The Congress has determined to not subject its candidate and as an alternative assist the nominee of the Samajwadi Occasion (SP), a constituent of the INDIA bloc.

The bypoll is scheduled for February 5 and votes will likely be counted on February 8.

SP chief Akhilesh Yadav has typically used his celebration’s victory in Milkipur within the 2022 Assmebly polls to take potshots on the Yogi Adityanath authorities and the BJP, accusing them of misgovernance and divisive politics.

Within the run as much as the high-stake bypoll, the BJP has pressed six ministers for the marketing campaign being led by Mr. Adityanath, who has had a sequence of excursions to Ayodhya lately.

Then again, Akhilesh Yadav has requested his celebration leaders and employees to make sure a victory within the Milkipur meeting seat, calling it “important for saving democracy”.