{
  "id": 11847850,
  "title": "Samajwadi Party Changes Candidates For 2 UP Legislative Council Seats, Picks Former BJP Aspirant In Teacher Constituency",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/04/samajwadi-party-changes-candidates-for-2-up-legislative-council-seats",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-10-04T04:14:46.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Free Press Journal",
    "slug": "free-press-journal",
    "url": "https://www.freepressjournal.in/india/samajwadi-party-changes-candidates-for-2-up-legislative-council-seats-picks-former-bjp-aspirant-in-teacher-constituency"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "Lucknow: The Samajwadi Party has altered its selections for two Legislative Council seats in Uttar Pradesh, opting for Dr Akash Agarwal in the Agra Graduates constituency and Dr Sanjayan Tripathi in the Gorakhpur-Faizabad Teachers constituency. Previously, the SP had nominated Shashank Yadav and Kamlesh Yadav, respectively. The change in the latter constituency is notable as Tripathi had initially sought a BJP ticket. The BJP, however, conferred it upon incumbent MLC Dhruv Kumar Tripathi. When denied the BJP nomination, Sanjayan Tripathi announced his intent to contest as an independent candidate and submitted his nomination on October 2. This shift now alters the dynamics of the teachers' constituency. Legislative Council elections for 11 seats in Uttar Pradesh are set for October 23, with counting occurring on October 27. These candidate changes unfold amidst mounting political competition in the state leading up to the Assembly elections. In a party meeting, SP leader Akhilesh Yadav intensified his criticism of the BJP, asserting that the INDIA alliance had outperformed the BJP in the 2024 Lok Sabha polls and predicting that the PDA would continue this trend. He declared that the SP's politics, under the banner of PDA, embodies love, compassion, and a sense of belonging, and vowed to champion the rights of the distressed, oppressed, and humiliated. Accusing the BJP of humiliating and exploiting various segments of society and betraying them, Yadav linked the SP's campaign to the grievances of younger voters, especially Generation Z. He alleged soaring unemployment and growing resentment towards the BJP among this demographic, predicting that the younger generation would be unsatisfied with the BJP's performance. He further contended that the BJP could not replicate the developmental achievements of previous SP administrations and predicted a SP defeat in Uttar Pradesh.",
  "summary": "Lucknow: The Samajwadi Party has changed its candidates for two seats in the upcoming Uttar Pradesh Legislative Council elections, replacing its nominees for the Agra Graduates and Gorakhpur-Faizabad Teachers constituencies. The party has now fielded Dr Akash Agarwal from the Agra Graduates constituency and Dr Sanjayan Tripathi from the Gorakhpur-Faizabad Teachers constituency. The SP had earlier…",
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}