Today: 22 June 2025
3 February 2022
2 mins read

BJP denies ticket for UP Assembly Speaker

Dixit was lobbying for a ticket for his son on his Bhagwant Nagar seat but the BJP has fielded Ashutosh Shukla….reports Asian Lite News

The Bharatiya Janata Party has denied ticket to Uttar Pradesh Assembly Speaker Hriday Narain Dixit. The party decision comes in view of the fact that the veteran leader has crossed 75 years of age.

Dixit was lobbying for a ticket for his son on his Bhagwant Nagar seat but the BJP has fielded Ashutosh Shukla.

Meanwhile, Uttar Pradesh Law Minister Brajesh Pathak, who had won from Lucknow Central in 2017, has been shifted to Lucknow Cantonment, denying ticket to the sitting BJP MLA Suresh Tiwari. Rajnish Gupta has been fielded from Lucknow Central.

With the announcement of Pathak’s ticket, speculations of the BJP fielding Aparna Yadav from the seat have come to a halt.

The seat was also being eyed by BJP MP Rita Bahuguna Joshi who wanted her son Mayank Joshi to contest the same.

Uttar Pradesh minister Swati Singh, who has been embroiled in a series of controversies, has been denied ticket from her Sarojini Nagar seat which now has former ED joint director Rajeshwar Singh as the new candidate.

Rajeshwar Singh had joined the BJP a day before he was named candidate.

Among those who were able to retain their seats are urban development minister Ashutosh Tandon, Neeraj Bora from Lucknow North and Jai Devi, wife of union minister Kaushal Kishore from Malihabad.

The Lucknow West has gone to Anjani Srivastava, a loyal BJP worker for years. However, Avinash Trivedi from Bakshi Ka Talab has also been denied the ticket this time. Yogesh Shukla, brother of a senior journalist, has managed to get the ticket from Bakshi Ka Talab in place of Trivedi.

The BJP sprung surprises outside Lucknow also as it has fielded Manish Rawat, who switched over from Samajwadi Party to BJP only a few days back, from Sidhauli.

Rawat is the son-in-law of former Samajwadi Party MP Sushila Saroj.

Interestingly, Samajwadi Party has fielded Anurag Bhadauria, who is also son-in-law of Sushila Saroj, as candidate from Lucknow East.

The BJP had won eight out of the nine seats in Lucknow in the last state elections.

Lucknow goes to polls on February 23.

ALSO READ: Punjab: Congress leader Jagmohan Kang joins AAP

Previous Story

Lakhimpur Kheri farmers to opt for NOTA in UP polls

Next Story

Backchannels working between New Delhi, Islamabad: Pak bizman

Latest from India News

Indian Defence Delegation Meets French Officials

French officials confirmed that the meeting marked the formal launch of the Rafale Marine programme — a key development in Indo-French naval cooperation as India seeks to bolster the maritime capabilities of

Headingley Heat or Swing Trap

Jaffer pointed out that Joe Root is undoubtedly the main guy that India should be looking to dislodge, even as others, including skipper Ben Stokes, are in indifferent batting form…writes Niharika Raina

India Evacuates Students from Tehran

The Ministry also said that the Indian Embassy is continuously in touch with the community to provide all feasible assistance….reports Asian Lite News Amid rising tensions between Israel and Iran, India has

Tehran Alert: India Asks Nationals to Evacuate

As the Israel-Iran conflict entered its fifth day, the hostilities between the two nations continued to escalate…reports Asian Lite News India has urged its nationals in Iran and Persons of Indian Origin(PIO)
Go toTop

Don't Miss

‘Poor have become poorer, job opportunities shrunk’

The Himachal Deputy CM said that the aim of Congress

What Went Wrong For BJP?

BJP’s reduced margin of victory indicates that the party may