BJP fields surprise choice Baghel against Akhilesh in Karhal
The Hindu
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Springing a surprise, the BJP has fielded Union Minister Satya Pal Singh Baghel who is Lok Sabha MP from Agra against Samajwadi Party president Akhilesh Yadav in Karhal seat in Mainpuri.
Mr. Baghel, a five-time MP, filed his nomination in Karhal, considered a stronghold of the SP and its ruling Yadav clan, soon after Mr. Yadav filed his on Monday.Mr. Baghel, who belongs to the Dhangar community (SC), won the Lok Sabha election thrice from Jalesar from 1998-2008. In the 2009 Lok Sabha election from Firozabad, then in BSP, he lost to Mr. Yadav.He was elected to the Rajya Sabha as a BSP nominee.
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