UP Assembly polls: SP's defeat in Karhal is confirmed, says BJP candidate Baghel
India TodaySamajwadi Party chief Akhilesh Yadav's defeat in Karhal is confirmed, said Union minister SP Singh Baghel on Monday. The Karhal seat in Mainpuri district of Uttar Pradesh witnessed a high-pitched contest between Samajwadi Party chief Akhilesh Yadav and BJP’s Union Minister SP Singh Baghel during the third phase of UP Assembly elections on February 20. READ | Akhilesh vs Baghel: Fight for UP’s Karhal intensifies | Ground Report While taking a jibe at the SP's campaigning strategy for the third phase, Baghel said, "The whole family, including the old Netaji, had to campaign for the third phase of the UP Assembly polls. UP CM Yogi Adityanath had on Friday alleged that the father of a convict in the 2008 Ahmedabad serial blast case is campaigning for the Samajwadi Party in the Assembly polls.