Awadhesh Prasad’s reputation is at stake with CM Yogi.
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To take revenge for the defeat in the Lok Sabha elections, BJP has linked the Milkipur assembly by-election with its prestige. Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath himself is taking charge of it. But looking at the caste equations and old results, the path of BJP still does not seem easy. However, this election is considered important for both BJP and SP MP Awadhesh Prasad, for which both the parties will try their best and the election is expected to be very exciting.
Despite the construction of Ram Mandir, the Bharatiya Janata Party lost the Faizabad Lok Sabha seat. BJP was criticized a lot in the country and the world for this. Awadhesh Prasad, who was the MLA from Milkipur, has been elected MP from SP this time. In such a situation, this seat has become vacant, on which a by-election is to be held. SP has expressed confidence only in Awadhesh Prasad’s son Ajit Prasad. While BJP is still deliberating on the ticket, but BJP is preparing a strong strategy to take revenge of the defeat in the Lok Sabha elections by winning the Milkipur by-election.
CM Yogi has himself taken charge of this election. He has visited twice in a fortnight and now his third visit is also proposed. In this sense, this seat has become VIP in the state, on which the prestige of both the major parties is also at stake. While it is important for the BJP to save its face by taking revenge for the defeat in the Lok Sabha elections, it is also a challenge for Awadhesh Prasad to establish his son in politics.
Till now BJP has won the election only twice
Mathura Prasad Tiwari became MLA from Milkipur assembly seat from BJP in 1991 during Ram wave. After this, BJP opened its account for the second time in 2017 and Gorakhnath Baba became MLA. On the other hand, Mitrasen Yadav became MLA from SP in 1996, Ramchandra Yadav in 1998, 2002 and 2004, and Awadhesh Prasad in 2012 and 2022. In this sense, SP is considered to have a strong hold on this seat.
Awadhesh Prasad will face CM
For the assembly by-election, SP has given the command of Ayodhya’s Milkipur seat to MP Awadhesh Prasad. CM Yogi Adityanath himself has taken the responsibility here from BJP. Awadhesh, while being an MLA from this seat, became MP by defeating BJP MP Lallu Singh in the last Lok Sabha elections. Along with Awadhesh, Leader of Opposition in Legislative Council Lal Bihari Yadav has been appointed in-charge of Milkipur. Apart from this, SP has also fielded big leaders for the preparations of by-elections on five other seats.
BJP’s preparations complete
The process of claiming ticket in BJP for Milkipur by-election is almost complete. So far, biodata along with application has been given by more than 24 party leaders and workers on different forums. The party leadership is not in a hurry to select the candidate. After Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath took charge of this seat in the by-election, the local organization has now focused its entire attention on this. After the defeat in Ayodhya in the Lok Sabha elections, the party does not want to take any risk here. That is why every step is being taken very carefully. The organization has intensified its activities without waiting for the announcement of the candidate. Most of the time of many officials is being spent here.
