A NEW biopic on former Prime Minister Atal Bihari Vajpayee releasing next Friday has led actor Pankaj Tripathi, who is portraying the lead role, to step down as the Election Commission’s national icon for voter awareness.
In 2019, when SP and BSP contested together, Afzal the brother of jailed gangster-turned-politician Mukhtar Ansari was elected from Ghazipur on a BSP ticket.