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The excitement in the politics of Uttar Pradesh regarding the upcoming Legislative Council (MLC) elections has reached its peak. Samajwadi Party (SP) national president and former Chief Minister Akhilesh Yadav has officially announced the list of its authorized candidates for the Legislative Council elections after an important meeting held at the party headquarters. This time, the party has expressed confidence in many of its experienced and veteran faces, which include prominent names like Lal Bihari Yadav, who played the role of Leader of Opposition in the Legislative Council, and former MLC Kanti Singh. Samajwadi Party has entered the fray with full strength in the upcoming elections of these important graduate and teacher constituencies of Uttar Pradesh, due to which the political temperature of the state has once again heated up.
Know which veterans got tickets and who will contest elections from where.
According to this list of candidates released by Samajwadi Party, the party has chosen its best in-charges and leaders for various Block Graduate and Block Teacher constituencies. From Mirzapur-Varanasi teachers constituency, the party has once again expressed its confidence in the strong leader and former leader of opposition Lal Bihari Yadav. On the other hand, former MLC Kanti Singh has been made the candidate from Lucknow Graduate Constituency, who is considered to have a good hold in the area. Apart from this, Sushil Kumar has been fielded from Lucknow block teachers constituency, Prakash Chandra Gupta from Agra block teachers constituency and Kamlesh Yadav from Gorakhpur-Faizabad teachers constituency. All these decisions of the party clearly show that SP is working on a strategy to raise the issues of teachers and graduates with full aggression.
Big political fight to save one’s credibility and the post of Leader of Opposition in the Upper House
Political analysts believe that for the Samajwadi Party, this Legislative Council election is not just a struggle for general seats, but a big litmus test for the survival of the party in the Upper House, its official recognition and securing the important post of Leader of the Opposition. After the recent political developments, SP is trying its best to strengthen its numerical strength and strategic hold. Party President Akhilesh Yadav has also made it clear during this time that if the Samajwadi Party government is formed in the state, then keeping the interests of the employees and teachers paramount, the Old Pension Scheme (OPS) will be restored and it will be given a place in the main manifesto of the party. To make inroads among the teachers and employees of financial deprived schools, SP is continuously trying to create an environment in its favor through public relations and dialogue.
Complete election program and nomination process started
According to the Election Commission’s program for these 11 seats of Uttar Pradesh Legislative Council, the process of nomination has started with the release of the election notification. Candidates are visiting the respective divisional headquarters and filing their nomination papers. The electoral field is becoming quite interesting due to the activities of political parties as well as independent candidates. The contest has become more interesting with the entry of veterans of Samajwadi Party into the fray. Now it remains to be seen in whose favor the voters will give their verdict in the upcoming elections on 23rd October and in whose favor the election results on 27th October will bring success.