Lucknow, Oct. 11 -- Uttar Pradesh ministers Om Prakash Rajbhar and Daya Shankar Singh on Sunday challenged Samajwadi Party chief Akhilesh Yadav to contest the 2027 Assembly elections against Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath from Ayodhya, after Yadav advised the Chief Minister to contest from the temple town.

Suheldev Bharatiya Samaj Party (SBSP) chief Om Prakash Rajbhar said Yogi Adityanath was ready to contest from Ayodhya if Akhilesh Yadav was also willing to enter the electoral contest from there.

"Yogi Ji is ready to contest from Ayodhya if Akhilesh Yadav is also willing to contest there. If Akhilesh Yadav has any political sense, he should accept the challenge. Yogi Adityanath Ji has accepted his challenge, so Akhilesh Yadav should s...