Lucknow, Aug. 4 -- In a political move aimed at recalibrating its social base, the Samajwadi Party will host a large 'Prabuddh Sammelan' (intellectuals' conference) in the state capital on August 5, the birth anniversary of its founding ideologue Janeshwar Mishra, to reach out to Brahmins and other upper-caste voters ahead of the 2027 Uttar Pradesh assembly elections.

The event, expected to draw around 20,000 participants from across the state, will be organised at the party headquarters in Lucknow under a specially erected German hangar. Originally planned for Janeshwar Mishra Park in Gomti Nagar, the venue was shifted after the district administration reportedly did not grant permission.

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