Updated On: 20 January, 2022 01:25 PM IST | Lucknow | ANI
BJP has fielded Yogi Adityanath from his stronghold Gorakhpur which elected him to Lok Sabha for five straight terms till 2017

Bhim Army chief Chandrashekhar Aazd. Pic/AFP
Azad Samaj Party chief Chandrashekhar Azad will contest the assembly elections from Gorakhpur against Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister and BJP leader Yogi Adityanath.
"Taking forward the ideology "Bahujan Hitay-Bahujan Sukhay" of Babasaheb Dr Bhimrao Ambedkar ji and Matyavar Kanshi Ram Saheb, Azad Samaj Party (Kanshiram) declares Chandra Shekhar Aazad as its candidate from Gorakhpur (Urban) constituency," said Azad Samaj Party in a statement.