Have been waiting for Swami Prasad Maurya since two thousand eleven BJP is perturbed
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Voting for the fifth phase of the Uttar Pradesh Assembly polls began on Sunday (February 27) morning. 692 candidates are contesting on 61 seats spread across 12 districts and this includes state Deputy Chief Minister among others. As people turned out to vote, politicians across parties continued to turn on the heat on each other, attacking their rivals and outlining their respective party's achievements.
Former UP Chief Minister and Samajwadi Party chief Akhilesh Yadav on Sunday praised influential OBC leader and former Uttar Pradesh minister Swami Prasad Maurya, who recently switched over to the SP along with some other BJP leaders. He will be contesting from Fazilnagar. The constituency will vote in the sixth round on March 3
Meanwhile, Swami Prasad Maurya faces a tough challenge to enter the assembly for the sixth time. Close on the heels of a BJP masterstroke of inducting former Union minister and popular OBC leader RPN Singh to cover up for the loss, Maurya changed his constituency from Padrauna to Fazilnagar within the Kushinagar district. However, the poll battle may not be easy for him in Fazilnagar which was won by Ganga Singh Kushwaha of the BJP in 2017. The Congress has fielded Manoj Kumar Singh from the seat, and Bahujan Samaj Party candidate Ilyas Ansari had recently quit the Samajwadi Party.
Hitting out at BJP, Akhilesh at Fazilnagar said, "They're bothered. They really can't recollect the day when Swami Prasad Maurya went along with us. I was holding up beginning around 2011. Had he gone along with us subsequent to leaving BSP, we really want not have seen awful days for a very long time. Had he gone along with us in 2017, UP would've been forward today."
He added, "Prior when we used to sit opposite one another in Vidhan Sabha, he (Swami Prasad Maurya) used to talk from Resistance. We needed to reply and we used to answer in the House. Prior we sat opposite one another, presently we'll sit near one another and run the public authority."
In the mean time, Swami Prasad Maurya faces an extreme test to enter the gathering for the 6th time. Close behind a BJP masterstroke of enlisting previous Association serve and well known OBC pioneer RPN Singh to conceal for the misfortune, Maurya changed his voting demographic from Padrauna to Fazilnagar inside the Kushinagar region. In any case, the survey fight may not be simple for him in Fazilnagar which was won by Ganga Singh Kushwaha of the BJP in 2017. The Congress has handled Manoj Kumar Singh from the seat, and Bahujan Samaj Party applicant Ilyas Ansari had as of late stopped the Samajwadi Party.