Lucknow, Oct. 12 -- Political sparring over the contest from Ayodhya continued on Sunday as Samajwadi Party chief Akhilesh Yadav hit back at Uttar Pradesh chief minister Yogi Adityanath's dare to fight from the seat, saying the party's candidate was enough to "blow away the arrogance" of the BJP government.

He also took a jibe at Adityanath, pointing out that he had already declared the SP candidate from the seat while the UP CM was "unsure of getting a party ticket".

The UP chief minister on Saturday accepted a dare by Akhilesh to file his nomination from Ayodhya for the upcoming assembly elections and invited the SP chief to do the same.

Hitting back at the UP CM, Yadav said his party's "PDA Prahari" was enough for the contest. "The ...