<p>After capturing Azamgarh and Rampur, the BJP in Uttar Pradesh is now eyeing the last Samajwadi Party (SP) bastion Mainpuri, which is presently held by SP patriarch Mulayam Singh Yadav.</p>.<p>Estranged SP leader Shivpal Singh Yadav has also indicated that he would contest the Mainpuri seat if Mulayam Singh Yadav does not.</p>.<p>Shivpal will stake his claim to the Samajwadi bastion and give a major jolt to Akhilesh Yadav.</p>.<p><strong>Also Read | <a href="https://www.deccanherald.com/national/north-and-central/samajwadi-party-opposes-renaming-of-wards-in-gorakhpur-1142063.html">Samajwadi Party opposes renaming of wards in Gorakhpur</a></strong></p>.<p>"My first priority would be to get Mulayam Singh to contest elections but if he does not, then I will," he told reporters.</p>.<p>Mainpuri will be up for grabs in 2024 since party sources say that Mulayam Singh Yadav is unlikely to contest the seat now, owing to his health issues.</p>.<p>State minister Jaiveer Singh said: "UP BJP chief Bhupendra Singh Chaudhary and the general secretary (organisation) Dharmpal Singh have formulated a strategy to win all the 80 Lok Sabha seats of the state. We are working towards winning Mainpuri in the 2024 general election."</p>.<p>Singh said that the pro-poor welfare programmes and schemes floated by Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath have changed lives of have-nots in society, ensuring that they lead an honourable life.</p>.<p>"This will help us in winning the Mainpuri seat which has eluded us for long," he said.</p>
<p>After capturing Azamgarh and Rampur, the BJP in Uttar Pradesh is now eyeing the last Samajwadi Party (SP) bastion Mainpuri, which is presently held by SP patriarch Mulayam Singh Yadav.</p>.<p>Estranged SP leader Shivpal Singh Yadav has also indicated that he would contest the Mainpuri seat if Mulayam Singh Yadav does not.</p>.<p>Shivpal will stake his claim to the Samajwadi bastion and give a major jolt to Akhilesh Yadav.</p>.<p><strong>Also Read | <a href="https://www.deccanherald.com/national/north-and-central/samajwadi-party-opposes-renaming-of-wards-in-gorakhpur-1142063.html">Samajwadi Party opposes renaming of wards in Gorakhpur</a></strong></p>.<p>"My first priority would be to get Mulayam Singh to contest elections but if he does not, then I will," he told reporters.</p>.<p>Mainpuri will be up for grabs in 2024 since party sources say that Mulayam Singh Yadav is unlikely to contest the seat now, owing to his health issues.</p>.<p>State minister Jaiveer Singh said: "UP BJP chief Bhupendra Singh Chaudhary and the general secretary (organisation) Dharmpal Singh have formulated a strategy to win all the 80 Lok Sabha seats of the state. We are working towards winning Mainpuri in the 2024 general election."</p>.<p>Singh said that the pro-poor welfare programmes and schemes floated by Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath have changed lives of have-nots in society, ensuring that they lead an honourable life.</p>.<p>"This will help us in winning the Mainpuri seat which has eluded us for long," he said.</p>