ABP C-Voter Survey: Will Yogi Adityanath's Move To Contest UP Polls Put Pressure On Akhilesh Yadav?
UP Election 2022: The survey asked people if CM Yogi Adityanath contesting elections would put pressure on Akhilesh Yadav to contest the elections as well.
New Delhi: Ahead of the upcoming Uttar Pradesh elections, the BJP had announced on Saturday that Yogi Adityanath, the Chief Minister of Uttar Pradesh, will contest from Gorakhpur.
Gorakhpur is the Chief Minister's home turf, having elected him to the Lok Sabha for five consecutive terms till 2017.
A survey conducted by ABP-C voter asked the people whether Akhilesh Yadav too should contest the upcoming assembly election.
Akhilesh To Be Under Pressure, Claim Most People
The survey asked people whether CM Yogi Adityanath contesting the upcoming UP election would also put pressure on Akhilesh Yadav to do the same.
Most people said it would definitely put pressure on Akhilesh Yadav.
In fact, a total of 48 per cent of the respondents said pressure would be on Akhilesh to put his hat into the ring. About 33 per cent of the people believed Adityanath's move would not put any pressure on Akhilesh. About 19 per cent of people either held no opinion or did not respond to the question.
Adityanath To Contest From Gorakhpur After Speculation Over Mathura & Ayodhya
Yogi Adityanath's intent to contest the upcoming UP elections was being discussed for quite some time now in the political circle.
It was earlier being said that Yogi may contest from Mathura seat, as he had called this his dream.
There was also speculation that Adityanath will run from Ayodhya. The action was seen by the party as a method to reinforce the Hindutva message and galvanise the cadre, especially since the Ram temple project was already well underway.
However, CM Yogi Adityanath has finally announced that he will be contesting the UP Polls 2022 from his old constituency Gorakhpur.
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