Bhim Army chief Chandrashekhar Azad to run against Yogi Adityanath from UP’s Gorakhpur

Gorakhpur Sadar is the seat from where the Bharatiya Janata Party has fielded chief minister Yogi Adityanath for UP assembly polls.

File photo of Bhim Army chief Chandrashekhar Azad and UP Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath| Manisha Mondal | ThePrint/PTI

Noida: Chandra Shekhar Aazad will fight the Uttar Pradesh assembly election from the Gorakhpur Sadar seat, his Aazad Samaj Party (ASP) announced on Thursday.

Gorakhpur Sadar is the seat from where the BJP has fielded UP Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath.

“Taking forward the ideology of Babasaheb Dr Bhimrao Ambedkar and Kanshiram sahib for ‘Bahujan Hitay-Bahujan Sukhay’, the Aazad Samaj Party (Kanshiram) announced Chandra Shekhar Aazad as candidate from Gorakhpur Sadar (322) seat,” the party said in a statement on social media.

ASP’s national core committee member Mohammad Aqib confirmed the development to PTI. He said the registered name of the party is Aazad Samaj Party (Kanshiram).

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