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UP Elections 2027: Decoding Akhilesh Yadav's Strategic Moves on Jayant Chaudhary and CM Yogi
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News18•19-10-2026, 15:58
UP Elections 2027: Decoding Akhilesh Yadav's Strategic Moves on Jayant Chaudhary and CM Yogi
- •Samajwadi Party chief Akhilesh Yadav is aggressively preparing for the 2027 Uttar Pradesh assembly elections to end a decade-long power exile.
- •Akhilesh referred to RLD chief Jayant Chaudhary as a 'twenty-five paisa leader' to consolidate Muslim votes in western UP by distancing the SP from Jat polarization.
- •Akhilesh challenged Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath to contest from the Ayodhya assembly seat, aiming to target Hindutva politics directly.
- •The strategic moves in Ayodhya are designed to strengthen the Dalit-Muslim-OBC narrative by building upon the SP's victory in the 2024 Lok Sabha elections.
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Akhilesh Yadav labeled RLD chief Jayant Chaudhary a twenty-five paisa leader to convey to Muslim voters that the Samajwadi Party no longer holds special affection for Jats, following Jayant joining the NDA.
By challenging Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath to contest from Ayodhya, Akhilesh Yadav aimed to challenge Hindutva and weave a Dalit, Muslim, and OBC narrative against it in the 2027 elections.
Accepting the challenge just a day later, CM Yogi Adityanath stated that Akhilesh Yadav should also file his nomination from Ayodhya and declared he was ready for a head-on fight.
