Interview Times ”I have always been very vocal about the policies & ideologies of PM Modi & BJP. Nationalism is a very important aspect of my life. I’ve always thought of nation before anything. Whatever they’ll say, I do it (will you contest from Lucknow Cantt seat), says Aparna Yadav.”
In a big blow to the Samajwadi Party ahead of the upcoming assembly elections in Uttar Pradesh, daughter-in-law of former state chief minister Mulayam Singh Yadav, Aparna Yadav joined the Bharatiya Janata Party on Wednesday.
Aparna Yadav has sought a ticket from the Lucknow Cantt assembly seat, sources said.
She joined the party in the presence of Uttar Pradesh Deputy Chief Minister Keshav Prasad Maurya and its state president Swatantra Dev Singh.
Aparna Yadav contested the 2017 assembly elections from Lucknow Cantt seat and finished second. She was defeated by Bharatiya Janata Party’s candidate Rita Bahuguna Joshi and secured about 63,000 votes. Aparna is the wife of Prateek Yadav, son of Mulayam Singh’s second wife Sadhna Gupta.
There are many contenders for Lucknow Cantt seat in the BJP. Apart from Deputy chief minister Dinesh Sharma, Rita Bahuguna Joshi is also seeking a ticket for her son from the seat.
Elections to the 403 assembly constituencies in Uttar Pradesh will be held in seven phases starting February 10.
The polling in Uttar Pradesh will be held on February 10, 14, 20, 23, 27, and March 3 and 7 in seven phases. The counting of votes will take place on March 10.
