In Uttar Pradesh, the Sahjanwa assembly seat of Purvanchal is in the headlines. There has been a lot of ruckus in the Samajwadi Party after ticket distribution. Manoj Yadav, son of senior SP leader Jagdish Yadav, a close aide of Mulayam Singh Yadav and a minister in the Akhilesh government, has opened a front against the party.
In fact, Manoj Yadav was considered a strong contender for the ticket from the Sahjanwa seat, but his card was cancelled at the last moment. In his place, the Samajwadi Party has fielded Yashpal Rawat. On the other hand, after the ticket was cancelled, SP's rebel leader Manoj Yadav cried emotionally in a public meeting on Tuesday. He said that even during the 2017 assembly elections, Akhilesh Yadav had promised him a ticket, but he did not get it. At that time he was satisfied and did not contest as an independent leader."