Uttar Pradesh elections 2022: Aparna Yadav joins BJP
Elections 2022: In a big blow to the Samajwadi Party ahead of upcoming assembly elections 2022 in Uttar Pradesh, Aparna Yadav, daughter-in-law of former state chief minister Mulayam Singh Yadav, on Wednesday joined the Bharatiya Janata Party in the presence of deputy CM Keshav Prasad Maurya and BJP State president Swatantra Dev Singh.
"I am very thankful to BJP. The nation always comes first for me. I admire PM Modi's work," said Aparna Yadav said after joining BJP ahead of Uttar Pradesh Assembly polls 2022.
According to the sources, Aparna Yadav had sought a ticket from the Lucknow Cantt assembly seat. Amid the talks of Aparna Yadav joining the BJP, Samajwadi Party chief Akhilesh Yadav had also said that BJP members were worrying more about his family than about themselves.
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Aparna Yadav has in the past lauded some initiatives of the BJP government. She also donated Rs 11 lakh to the construction of the Ram Temple in Ayodhya.
Yadav contested the 2017 assembly elections from Lucknow Cantt seat and finished second. She was defeated by Bharatiya Janata Party's candidate Rita Bahuguna Joshi and secured about 63,000 votes. Aparna is the wife of Prateek Yadav, son of Mulayam Singh's second wife Sadhna Gupta.
There are many contenders for Lucknow Cantt seat in the BJP. Apart from Deputy chief minister Dinesh Sharma, Rita Bahuguna Joshi is also seeking a ticket for her son from the seat.
Elections to the 403 assembly constituencies in Uttar Pradesh will be held in seven phases starting February 10.
The polling in Uttar Pradesh will be held on February 10, 14, 20, 23, 27, and March 3 and 7 in seven phases. The counting of votes will take place on March 10. Also Read | In US, 9.5 mn children hit by Covid-19 -PTC News
The polling in Uttar Pradesh will be held on February 10, 14, 20, 23, 27, and March 3 and 7 in seven phases. The counting of votes will take place on March 10.
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