Samajwadi Party chief and former Uttar Pradesh chief minister Akhilesh Yadav on Monday filed his nomination from the Karhal constituency in Mainpuri district.
Akhilesh was accompanied by his uncle Ram Gopal Yadav, secretary of the Samajwadi Party, as he reached the Mainpuri collectorate.
Shortly after filing his nomination, Akhilesh told mediapersons that the BJP's candidate from Karhal would lose, whoever the person was. There has been speculation the BJP could field Akhilesh's sister-in-law, Aparna Yadav, from Karhal. Aparna joined the BJP earlier this month.
The Samajwadi Party had created a buzz about Akhilesh's journey to Mainpuri from his native Saifai in Etawah on the Samajwadi Vijay Rath bus. Then, Akhilesh had told mediapersons, “First of all, I want to thank the people of Mainpuri and the people of the organisation, who have given me a chance that today I am nominated from Karhal for contesting the elections. I am going to do it. Positive politics has been carried forward and I hope the people of Uttar Pradesh will remove those who do negative politics in this election. Therefore, I appeal to the people to give opportunity to the SP not only in Karhal but in every area. The party will take the state on the path of development, prosperity and progress.”
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Akhilesh also tweeted about the importance of the Uttar Pradesh polls. “This nomination is a mission as this UP election will write the country's history for the next century. Let's take part in this movement of positive politics with progressive thinking… Defeat negative politics, remove it too. Jai Hind!”
Karhal will vote on February 20 in the third phase of the Uttar Pradesh polls.
