Lucknow: Mayank Joshi, son of Rita Bahuguna met Akhilesh, this meeting has special political meaning

Amar Ujala Bureau, Lucknow

Published by: Pankaj Srivastava
Updated Tue, 22 Feb 2022 10:49 PM IST

Summary

MP Rita Bahuguna Joshi was seeking ticket from BJP for son Mayank. He had also proposed that the son be given a ticket. If there is a direction from the party, she will leave the post of MP, but the BJP did not give the ticket. On this Mayank Joshi’s going to SP was decided.

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Mayank Joshi, son of BJP MP Rita Bahuguna Joshi, finally reached the doorstep of SP on Tuesday. On the eve of polling, he met SP President Akhilesh Yadav. The two talked for about an hour. It is being considered important from a political point of view. This meeting is being seen as a strategy to mobilize the Brahmin vote bank in favor of SP.

MP Rita Bahuguna Joshi was seeking ticket from BJP for son Mayank. He had also proposed that the son be given a ticket. If there is a direction from the party, she will leave the post of MP, but the BJP did not give the ticket. On this Mayank Joshi’s going to SP was decided. There was speculation about Mayank Joshi and SP President Akhilesh Yadav meeting before the announcement of Lucknow candidates. However, the SP did not stamp on this and put an end to the speculation by declaring Raju Gandhi as the candidate from Cantt.

But on Tuesday evening, just before the polling in Lucknow, SP President Akhilesh Yadav tweeted his picture with Mayank Joshi. He wrote that courtesy call on Mayank Joshi. But this meeting is being considered important from a political point of view.

There are a large number of Brahmin voters in the Cantt assembly constituency. Most of them are from Uttarakhand. Political experts say that before the voting, the SP has tried to reach the Brahmin vote bank by calling Mayank Joshi home. Now it remains to be seen how beneficial Mayank Joshi’s meeting proves to be for the SP.

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Mayank Joshi, son of BJP MP Rita Bahuguna Joshi, finally reached the doorstep of SP on Tuesday. On the eve of polling, he met SP President Akhilesh Yadav. The two talked for about an hour. It is being considered important from a political point of view. This meeting is being seen as a strategy to mobilize the Brahmin vote bank in favor of SP.

MP Rita Bahuguna Joshi was seeking ticket from BJP for son Mayank. He had also proposed that the son be given a ticket. If there is a direction from the party, she will leave the post of MP, but the BJP did not give the ticket. On this Mayank Joshi’s going to SP was decided. There was speculation about Mayank Joshi and SP President Akhilesh Yadav meeting before the announcement of Lucknow candidates. However, the SP did not stamp on this and put an end to the speculation by declaring Raju Gandhi as the candidate from Cantt.

But on Tuesday evening, just before the polling in Lucknow, SP President Akhilesh Yadav tweeted his picture with Mayank Joshi. He wrote that courtesy call on Mayank Joshi. But this meeting is being considered important from a political point of view.

There are a large number of Brahmin voters in the Cantt assembly constituency. Most of them are from Uttarakhand. Political experts say that before the voting, the SP has tried to reach the Brahmin vote bank by calling Mayank Joshi home. Now it remains to be seen how beneficial Mayank Joshi’s meeting proves to be for the SP.

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