Formula must apply on captain too: Akhilesh Yadav after BJP drops all 10 sitting MPs from Chhattisgarh

Akhilesh Yadav's Samajwadi Party will contest 2019 Lok Sabha elections in alliance with Mayawati's Bahujan Samaj Party.

HIGHLIGHTS

• The BJP decided to not give tickets to its sitting MPs in Chhattisgarh
• The BJP said the party will contest Lok Sabhja elections with new candidates and fresh energy
• Akhilesh Yadav on Twitter said the move indicates the BJP has already conceded defeat

Samajwadi Party chief Akhilesh Yadav once again targetted the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) on Twitter over the party's recent decision to drop its all sitting MPs from Chhattisgarh in 2019 Lok Sabha elections. Questioning the decision, Akhilesh Yadav said it indicated that the BJP has already conceded defeat and the formula must apply on the team captain as well.

"...Why is the ruling party [BJP] not giving tickets to most of its MPs again? It means they have accepted that the party has failed. The formula should be applied on the captain as well," Akhilesh Yadav tweeted with the hashtags #VikasPoochhRahaHai and #MahaParivartan.

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‘विकास’ पूछ रहा है... सत्ताधारी दल अपने अधिकांश सांसदों को फिर से टिकट क्यों नहीं दे रहा है? इसका मतलब उन्होंने मान ही लिया है कि वो फ़ेल हो चुके हैं. ये फ़ार्मूला टीम पर ही नहीं कप्तान पर भी लागू होना चाहिए.#VikasPoochhRahaHai#MahaParivartan

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The BJP on Tuesday (March 19) had decided to drop all its 10 sitting MPs from Chhattisgarh, a decision that came in wake of the party's drubbing in recent assembly elections. BJP general secretary Anil Jain, who is also in charge of the state, said the party has decided to face the Lok Sabha elections with "new candidates and fresh energy" to make it victorious under the leadership of Prime Minister Narendra Modi. The state sends 11 MPs to the Lok Sabha.

In Uttar Pradesh, Akhilesh Yadav's Samajwadi Party has decided to ally with Mayawati's Bahujan Samaj Party for Lok Sabha polls. The two regional parties decided to come together after years to fight the BJP in the state.

Taking a dig at the BJP for dropping all of its sitting MPs from Chattisgarh in the upcoming Lok Sabha elections 2019, Akhilesh Yadav today said the decision to not give election ticket for non-performance should be implemented on the team captain too.

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