Akhilesh Yadav Says He Will Not Contest 2027 UP Assembly Polls, To Focus On Party Campaign
· Free Press Journal
Lucknow: Samajwadi Party president Akhilesh Yadav has said that he will not contest the 2027 Uttar Pradesh Assembly elections and will instead focus on fielding other party leaders in the electoral battle.
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Explaining his decision, Akhilesh said he believed in auspicious and inauspicious timings and would follow the political course that had proved auspicious for him in the past.
Referring to the previous Assembly elections, he said that although he had won his constituency, the Samajwadi Party could not secure the required majority of 202 MLAs to form the government.
Samajwadi Party president Akhilesh Yadav has announced he will not contest the 2027 Uttar Pradesh Assembly elections, choosing instead to lead the party’s campaign and field other candidates. Citing auspicious political timing, he recalled becoming Chief Minister in 2012 while serving as a Lok Sabha MP. His decision follows an electoral challenge involving Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath.Akhilesh To Focus On Party Candidates
This time, he has decided against contesting himself and will concentrate on ensuring that other party leaders enter the electoral fray.
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Incidentally, he had earlier asked Yogi Adityanath to contest from Ayodhya, and an SP candidate would defeat him. Picking up the gauntlet, Yogi challenged him to file papers from Ayodhya, and he too would file papers.
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