{"id":34217,"date":"2026-10-08T17:18:26","date_gmt":"2026-10-08T17:18:26","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/koshalsambada.in\/?p=34217"},"modified":"2026-10-08T17:18:26","modified_gmt":"2026-10-08T17:18:26","slug":"contest-up-polls-from-ayodhya-akhilesh-yadav-dares-cm-yogi-adityanath-india-news","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/koshalsambada.in\/?p=34217","title":{"rendered":"&#8216;Contest UP polls from Ayodhya&#8217;: Akhilesh Yadav dares CM Yogi Adityanath | India News"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div data-articlebody=\"1\"><video-embed value=\"false\"\/><\/p>\n<div class=\"ihgno clearfix  \">\n<div class=\"e9jwa\">\n<div class=\"vdo_embedd\">\n<div class=\"GfdvZ\">\n<section class=\"_bIDB  clearfix id-r-component leadmedia undefined undefined  E9tg9 \" style=\"top:0px\">\n<div class=\"_bIDB\" data-ua-type=\"1\" onclick=\"stpPgtnAndPrvntDefault(event)\">\n<div class=\"ypVvZ\">\n<div class=\"WGttI\"><img src=\"https:\/\/static.toiimg.com\/thumb\/msid-134796144,imgsize-1455160,width-400,height-225,resizemode-4\/up-politics.jpg\" alt=\"'Contest UP polls from Ayodhya': Akhilesh Yadav dares CM Yogi Adityanath\" title=\"SP chief Akhilesh Yadav has said UP CM Yogi Adityanath should contest from Ayodhya.\" decoding=\"async\" fetchpriority=\"high\"\/><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"Ta7d_ img_cptn\"><span title=\"SP chief Akhilesh Yadav has said UP CM Yogi Adityanath should contest from Ayodhya.\">SP chief Akhilesh Yadav has said UP CM Yogi Adityanath should contest from Ayodhya.<\/span><\/div>\n<\/section>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>NEW DELHI: <a href=\"https:\/\/timesofindia.indiatimes.com\/topic\/samajwadi-party\" styleobj=\"[object Object]\" class=\"\" commonstate=\"[object Object]\" frmappuse=\"1\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Samajwadi Party<\/a> chief <a href=\"https:\/\/timesofindia.indiatimes.com\/topic\/akhilesh-yadav\" styleobj=\"[object Object]\" class=\"\" commonstate=\"[object Object]\" frmappuse=\"1\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Akhilesh Yadav<\/a> on Thursday challenged Uttar Pradesh chief minister <a href=\"https:\/\/timesofindia.indiatimes.com\/topic\/yogi-adityanath\" styleobj=\"[object Object]\" class=\"\" commonstate=\"[object Object]\" frmappuse=\"1\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Yogi Adityanath<\/a> to contest the upcoming assembly elections from Ayodhya. Akhilesh also said he would soon visit the Ram temple in Ayodhya along with SP leaders for darshan.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"8\"\/>Addressing a gathering at a Shrimad Bhagwat Katha organised by SP leader and former Ayodhya MLA Tej Narayan Pandey, also known as Pawan Pandey, Akhilesh claimed the BJP had conducted several surveys since the SP announced its candidate for the Ayodhya seat, reported news agency PTI.<\/p>\n<div data-type=\"in_view\" class=\"  \">\n<div class=\"LEzX4\">\n<div class=\"PmOGb\">\n<p class=\"PSf84\">Share your thoughts in the comments<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><button type=\"button\" class=\"sUTYm \">Insightful<\/button><button type=\"button\" class=\"sUTYm \">Agree<\/button><button type=\"button\" class=\"sUTYm \">Disagree<\/button><button type=\"button\" class=\"sUTYm \">Skeptical<\/button><button type=\"button\" class=\"sUTYm \">Concerning<\/button><button type=\"button\" class=\"sUTYm \">Promising<\/button><button type=\"button\" class=\"sUTYm \">Worth Reading<\/button><button type=\"button\" class=\"sUTYm \">Big Development<\/button><\/p>\n<p><textarea class=\"T9MbS\" rows=\"1\" placeholder=\"Add your Thoughts...\"\/><button type=\"button\" class=\"ZW6JD \" disabled=\"\">Post Comment<\/button><\/p>\n<p class=\"swnca\">Be respectful \u00b7 <a href=\"https:\/\/www.indiatimes.com\/termsandcondition\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" class=\"gkv0P\">TOI community guidelines<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"11\"\/>&#8220;Ever since we announced our candidate, the BJP has been conducting survey after survey, and it is falling behind in every survey. We are hearing that they have not been able to find a new candidate for Ayodhya,&#8221; Akhilesh said.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"15\"\/>&#8220;If the chief minister, who makes tall claims, is so confident, he should contest the election from Ayodhya himself and prove it,&#8221; he said.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"17\"\/>Later, responding to questions from reporters about visiting the Ram temple, Akhilesh said he had earlier decided to do so after the completion of the Kedareshwar Dham temple in Etawah.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"19\"\/>&#8220;I had earlier resolved that after the completion of the Kedareshwar Dham, I would ask my party colleague Pawan Pandey to fix a date and we would all visit the Ram temple for darshan,&#8221; he said.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"21\"\/>The clarification comes amid BJP&#8217;s constant attack over his no visit to the Ram temple. The BJP has claimed that despite invitations, he has not offered prayers there owing to Muslim appeasement.<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><br \/>\n<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/timesofindia.indiatimes.com\/india\/contest-up-polls-from-ayodhya-akhilesh-yadav-dares-cm-yogi-adityanath\/articleshow\/134796086.cms\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Source link <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>SP chief Akhilesh Yadav has said UP CM Yogi Adityanath should contest from Ayodhya. NEW DELHI: Samajwadi Party chief Akhilesh Yadav on Thursday challenged Uttar Pradesh chief minister Yogi Adityanath to contest the upcoming assembly elections from Ayodhya. 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