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Why Akhilesh Yadav Shared Old Video of BJP MLA Bhupesh Choubey Doing Sit-Ups
- •Samajwadi Party chief Akhilesh Yadav shared an old video of BJP MLA Bhupesh Choubey doing sit-ups on stage while holding his ears to attack the ruling party.
- •The viral video is from late 2021, just before the 2022 Uttar Pradesh assembly elections, featuring Robertsganj MLA Bhupesh Choubey trying to appease public anger.
- •Bhupesh Choubey is a two-time MLA from Robertsganj in Sonbhadra district, known locally as a grassroots leader who easily connects with common people.
- •Despite the incident, Choubey won the 2022 assembly elections again, raising questions from critics on why Akhilesh Yadav is recirculating a years-old video.
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Samajwadi Party chief Akhilesh Yadav posted an old video of a BJP leader doing sit-ups on stage to attack the ruling BJP ahead of the 2027 UP elections. He captioned it to suggest that BJP members are practicing sit-ups because they are scared of what the public will make them do due to their misdeeds.
The leader performing sit-ups on stage while holding his ears is Bhupesh Choubey, a two-time consecutive BJP MLA from the Robertsganj assembly constituency in Sonbhadra district. The video is roughly four and a half years old, originating from just before the 2022 UP assembly elections.
Bhupesh Choubey performed sit-ups on stage during a public meeting ahead of the 2022 elections to appease public anger and address local resentment regarding issues like unemployment and health facilities. Known as a grassroots leader, his style is to connect with the public and call them God, which helped him win the election again.
