Gorakhpur is the hometown of Adityanath. He had been the MP from the Lok Sabha seat since 1998 until he became the chief minister in 2017.
New Delhi: Bhim Army chief Chandrashekhar Aazad has decided to contest the upcoming Uttar Pradesh election 2022 against chief minister Yogi Adityanth from Gorakhpur Sadar seat. The announcement was made by Azad Samaj Party on Thursday on Twitter.
“National President of Azad Samaj Party Kashiram, Chandra Shekhar Azad ji will contest the assembly elections from Gorakhpur Sadar (322)”, the party tweeted and shared a letter.
Earlier, the BJP had fielded CM Yogi Adityanath from Gorakhpur. For the unversed, CM Yogi will be the second leader to contest from the district as a Chief Minister after Tribhuvan Narayan Singh, who lost in 1971.
Gorakhpur is the hometown of Adityanath. He had been the MP from the Lok Sabha seat since 1998 until he became the chief minister in 2017.
Elections for the 403-member Uttar Pradesh assembly are scheduled to be held in seven phases starting from February 10.
