Mukhtar Ansari's MLA son Abbas Ansari meets Akhilesh Yadav, stirs buzz over UP Rajya Sabha seat

Gangster Mukhtar Ansari's son Abbas Ansari met Akhilesh Yadav in Lucknow today. The meeting ahead of Uttar Pradesh Rajya Sabha elections scheduled on October 16 has sparked buzz in the state's political fraternity. The meeting held at Janeshwar Mishra Trust in Lucknow. Earlier today, Akhilesh Yadav stated that he was mobilising the necessary numbers for a third Rajya Sabha seat and would field a third candidate once the required support was secured.   Meanwhile, Om Prakash Rajbhar met Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath today. Rajbhar informed the chief minister that three MLAs from his party might cross-vote in the Rajya Sabha elections. As per speculations, the three MLAs from the Suheldev Bharatiya Samaj Party are - Abbas Ansari, Jagdish Narayan, and Hansu Ram. The elections for ten seats are scheduled for October 16.

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