In his post on X, Pradhan, who is SP MLA from Sardhana seat said, "Whatever decision National President Akhilesh Yadav ji has taken, I accept it. Soon I will sit with supporters and discuss." Advocate Bhanu Pratap Singh was replaced by Atul Pradhan.
So far, the Samajwadi Party has switched about 10 candidates for Uttar Pradesh Lok Sabha seats such as Meerut, Baghpat, Gautam Buddh Nagar, and Bijnor. Changing electoral candidates is not new in politics, say analysts. But what has raised eyebrows in the SP's case is the scale of it, they point out
Pradhan, who had filed his nomination on Wednesday, said he accepts the decision of party national president Akhilesh Yadav, who he met in the morning.