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News18•09-10-2026, 07:06
UP Election 2027: Will religious discourses help political leaders secure electoral success.
  • •Political leaders across party lines in Uttar Pradesh are organizing religious discourses ahead of the 2027 assembly elections.
  • •Samajwadi Party chief Akhilesh Yadav attended a Bhagwat Katha in Ayodhya, aiming to connect with the Sanatan and Brahmin vote banks.
  • •Akhilesh Yadav challenged Chief Minister Yogi आदित्यनाथ to contest the upcoming assembly elections directly from Ayodhya.

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Ahead of the 2027 Uttar Pradesh Assembly elections, political leaders from various parties, including Samajwadi Party and BJP figures, are organizing and participating in large-scale religious events like Bhagwat Katha and Shiv Mahapuran Katha to connect with voters and build political outreach.

During a Bhagwat Katha event in Ayodhya, Samajwadi Party chief Akhilesh Yadav challenged Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath to contest the upcoming assembly elections directly from Ayodhya if he is truly confident in his government's development claims.

Several prominent leaders across parties have hosted religious events, including SP leader and former minister Pawan Pandey organizing a Bhagwat Katha attended by Akhilesh Yadav in Ayodhya, as well as Yogi government minister Manoj Pandey and former MP Brij Bhushan Sharan Singh hosting similar gatherings.