Ayodhya, Feb. 5 -- The upcoming Milkipur assembly by-election in Uttar Pradesh has turned into a high-stakes battle between the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) and the Samajwadi Party (SP), with both parties treating it as a prestige contest. This election follows BJP's shocking defeat in the Faizabad Lok Sabha seat, which includes Ayodhya, despite its strong push for the Ram Mandir narrative. SP's victory there was seen as a symbolic setback for the ruling party, making Milkipur the perfect stage for BJP's political counterattack.
The seat was vacated after SP's Awadhesh Prasad resigned as MLA upon winning the Lok Sabha election. Now, The BJP is determined to reclaim lost ground, setting up a direct contest between Chief Minister Yogi Aditya...