Rajya Sabha polls have set tone for UP Assembly polls: UP CM Yogi Adityanath

Lucknow: Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath on Wednesday said the Rajya Sabha elections in the state have set the tone for the 2027 Assembly polls, claiming the "80 versus 20" political battle was back, with 80 per cent of the electorate with the NDA and 20 per cent with the opposition's PDA.

"The Rajya Sabha election (nominations) in Uttar Pradesh showed what the result of the Assembly election is going to be. The 80 versus 20 fight has returned. Eighty per cent is with the NDA and 20 per cent with the PDA, and what is going to happen to the PDA will again be before you," Adityanath said while addressing the "Seva Jyoti Yatra-Viksit Bharat Sankalp Sabha" in the state capital.

His remarks came a day after eight BJP candidates filed their nominations for the 10 Rajya Sabha seats from Uttar Pradesh, while the Samajwadi Party nominated only two candidates.


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SP chief Akhilesh Yadav had hinted at fielding a third candidate but on the last date of nomination on Tuesday he said its his party's focus is not on three seats but on the 403 Assembly seats in Uttar Pradesh.

Yadav had earlier stated that his party would field a third candidate once the required numbers are secured. With no third candidate being fielded by the SP, all 10 nominees are set to be elected unopposed, subject to the completion of the electoral process.

The BJP candidates, who filed their papers on Tuesday were Dharampal Singh, Prakash Pal, Shruti Gangwar, Vidya Sagar Sonkar, Priyanka Singh Rawat, Radhakant Ojha, Gopi Krishna Pandey and Ram Pratap Singh Chauhan.

The SP nominees are veteran leader Ram Gopal Yadav and Reliance Industries executive Dhanraj Parimal Nathwani.

The Rajya Sabha elections are scheduled for October 16, with the terms of the sitting members from the 10 Uttar Pradesh seats due to expire on November 25.

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The BJP's nominees include three OBC leaders, two Dalit leaders, two Brahmins and one Thakur, reflecting an attempt to maintain a broad social and regional representation ahead of the 2027 Assembly elections.

The SP has built its political narrative around the PDA - "Pichhda, Dalit, Alpsankhyak" (backward classes, Dalits and minorities) - as its social coalition for the 2027 polls.

Adityanath had earlier stated that 80 per cent voters supported good governance under the BJP while 20 per cent will be on the opposite side.