SP Singh Baghel had earlier fought an election towards Akhilesh Yadav’s spouse and misplaced
New Delhi:
Akhilesh Yadav’s predominant rival in his debut Uttar Pradesh election will probably be Union Minister SP Singh Baghel, who was as soon as near the Samajwadi Get together chief’s father Mulayam Singh Yadav.
SP Singh Baghel, the BJP MP from Agra, is the get together’s candidate from Karhal in jap Uttar Pradesh the place Akhilesh Yadav is contesting his first state election.
Akhilesh Yadav, who additionally filed his nomination papers earlier at present, declared, “Whoever is chosen because the BJP candidate from Karhal will lose.”
Mr Baghel had earlier fought an election towards Akhilesh Yadav’s spouse Dimple Yadav and misplaced.
He’s the Minister of State for Legislation and Justice.
Chatting with NDTV after submitting his nomination for the polls beginning February 10, Mr Baghel mentioned he felt delighted that the get together had chosen him to combat Akhilesh Yadav, the Samajwadi Get together chief and Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath’s chief challenger on this UP election.
He was revealed because the BJP candidate from Karhal nearly on the final minute when he went to the election workplace to submit his paperwork.
“It is rather vital to have a shock component in elections,” the Union Minister mentioned.
“I’ll combat with all my may – this isn’t anybody’s bastion or stronghold. I’ve seen Kannauj, Firozabad, and Etawa (Samajwadi strongholds) fall.”
Mr Baghel mentioned his predominant marketing campaign factors can be nationalism and growth. “The BJP thought concerning the nation, eliminated Article 370 (which gave particular standing to Jammu and Kashmir),” he mentioned.
The Karhal contest, he mentioned, can be thrilling.
Mr Baghel started his profession within the Uttar Pradesh police and was within the safety crew of Mulayam Singh Yadav. It was the Samajwadi founder who bought Mr Baghel to combat his first Lok Sabha election in 1989. He misplaced that 12 months and within the subsequent election too. He was elected for the primary time within the 1998 nationwide election.
From the Samajwadi Get together, Mr Baghel first went to the Bahujan Samaj Get together (BSP) of Mayawati after which to the BJP.
He gained the 2017 UP election and the 2019 Lok Sabha election. He was included in Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s cupboard in final 12 months’s cupboard rejig.