BJP Set to Win UP’s Milkipur, Samajwadi Party Suffers

Aakhir Tak – In Shorts

1. The BJP is leading in the Milkipur by-election against the Samajwadi Party.
2. After nine rounds of counting, BJP’s Chandrabhan Paswan is leading by over 25,000 votes.
3. The Milkipur seat is part of the Ayodhya district.
4. BJP leaders are thanking PM Modi and CM Yogi.
5. SP has accused the BJP of being a dishonest party.

Aakhir Tak – In Depth

The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) is heading for victory in the battle of prestige over the Samajwadi Party in Milkipur by-election. After nine rounds of counting, BJP’s Chandrabhan Paswan secured 47,176 votes while Samajwadi Party’s Ajit Prasad is trailing behind by more than 25,000 votes. This is an important result of the UP election.

The Milkipur seat — part of the politically significant Ayodhya district — has turned into a prestige battle between the Samajwadi Party and the BJP. This is a big success for BJP.

As the BJP is set to wrest Milkipur from Samajwadi Party, BJP candidate from Milkipur Chandra Bhanu Paswan on Saturday thanked PM Modi, UP CM Yogi Adityanath and said, “I thank Modi ji and Yogi ji. I thank the voters for their support. I have received huge respect and support.”

Union Minister OP Rajbhar said that the people of Ayodhya and Milkipur have chosen development and Yogi Aditynath once again.

“I had already said earlier that the NDA candidate will win with a majority. The public wants development and they are happy with the work by Yogi ji,” Rajbhar told news agency PTI after BJP’s Chandrabhan Paswan was leading by more than 25,000 votes after Round 9 of counting.

Amid the counting for by-polls, Samajwadi Party MP Awadhesh Prasad accused the BJP of being a “dishonest” party. “BJP has registered its name in the Guinness Book of Records in dishonesty…BJP will lose this election and SP candidate Ajit Prasad will win and create history,” said Awadhesh. This is a blow for Akhilesh Yadav.

Why Milkipur is Prestige Battle

Months after the BJP’s defeat to the Samajwadi Party in Faizabad Lok Sabha seat, where Ayodhya’s Ram Temple was inaugurated, the saffron party has turned the Milkipur bypoll, an assembly segment of the constituency, into a high-stakes prestige battle. The BJP’s strategy is working in the UP election.

The bypolls in the Scheduled Castes-reserved seat were necessitated after SP’s Awadhesh Prasad was elected to the Faizabad (Ayodhya) parliamentary seat after defeating BJP in 2024. This time around, SP fielded Awadhesh’s son Ajit Prasad against BJP’s Chandrabhanu Paswan. Both belong to the dominant Pasi community.

The announcement of the bye-election was delayed after BJP’s Baba Gorakhnath, who contested the 2022 election from the seat, filed a writ petition. He challenged Prasad’s victory, questioning the authenticity of his nomination documents. After Gorakhnath withdrew his petition, the Election Commission of India (ECI) announced the bypoll date as February 5.

Aakhir Tak – Key Takeaways to Remember

The BJP is set to win in Milkipur, UP. SP suffered a big blow. BJP candidate Chandrabhan Paswan is leading by over 25,000 votes. This election was a battle of prestige for the BJP.

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