Uttar Pradesh Elections: Akhilesh Yadav's Ally OP Rajbhar Faces A Tough Fight In Zahoorabad
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A former ally of the BJP, OP Rajbhar’s SBSP has sealed an alliance with Samajwadi Party this time
On March 7, 54 constituencies voted in the final phase of the Uttar Pradesh assembly elections. These seats were spread across nine districts — Azamgarh, Mau, Jaunpur, Ghazipur, Chandauli, Varanasi, Mirzapur, Bhadohi, and Sonbhadra. In Ghazipur district, Suheldev Bharatiya Samaj Party (SBSP) president Om Prakash Rajbhar, a sitting MLA, is contesting from the Zahoorabad seat.
A former ally of the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP), this time the SBSP has sealed an alliance with Akhilesh Yadav's Samajwadi Party for the Uttar Pradesh polls.
OP Rajbhar is facing a triangular contest in Zahoorabad. The BJP candidate is Kalicharan Rajbhar while Syeda Shadab Fatima is Bahujan Samaj Party's choice from Zahoorabad.
Zahoorabad was initially seen as an OP Rajbhar vs Kalicharan Rajbhar contest but the entry of Syeda Shadab Fatima has made it very interesting. NDTV talked to a few locals at a tea shop in the area and their predictions were quite interesting.
