BJP Alliance Fields First Muslim Candidate in UP, to Rival Abdullah Azam in Suar

Haidar Ali Khan is the first candidate announced by Apna Dal (S).

Despite there having been no official announcement so far on the the seat-sharing arrangement for the Uttar Pradesh Assembly polls, Apna Dal (S) – an ally of Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) – on Sunday, 23 January, announced Haidar Ali Khan as its candidate from Suar in western Uttar Pradesh's Rampur.

Khan is the first candidate announced by Apna Dal (S), as well as the first Muslim candidate to be fielded by the alliance.