Noida: Bhim Army and Azad Samaj Party (Kanshiram) leader Chandra Shekhar Aazad will fight the Uttar Pradesh assembly election from the Gorakhpur Sadar seat against UP chief minister Yogi Adityanath.“Taking forward the ideology of Babasaheb Dr Bhimrao Ambedkar and Kanshiram sahib for ‘Bahujan Hitaay – Bahujan Sukhaay’, the Aazad Samaj Party (Kanshiram) announced Chandra Shekhar Aazad as candidate from Gorakhpur Sadar (322) seat,” the party said in a statement on social media.आजाद समाज पार्टी काशीराम के राष्ट्रीय अध्यक्ष चन्द्र शेखर आजाद जी गोरखपुर सदर ( 322) से लड़ेंगे विधानसभा चुनाव। @BhimArmyChief pic.twitter.com/cwYWH4C3lm— Azad Samaj Party (@AzadSamajParty) January 20, 2022ASP (K)’s national core committee member Mohammad Aqib confirmed the development to PTI. He said the registered name of the party is Azad Samaj Party (Kanshiram).Also read: UP Polls: BJP MLA Chased Away by Angry Residents of His Own ConstituencyThe 35-year-old lawyer-turned-activist had co-founded the Dalit rights outfit Bhim Army and is its national president.He launched the ASP (K) in March 2020 and is the party president.Gorakhpur Sadar goes to polls on March 3 during the sixth phase of elections in UP. The results will be declared on March 10.Aazad was until recently in talks with the Akhilesh Yadav-led Samajwadi Party for a tie-up to contest the polls but was offered only two seats.Aazad had on Tuesday said his party would no longer approach the SP for an alliance, but added he was open to finding new allies for the polls.The flamboyant leader has often said his fight is against the ideology of the BJP and the RSS.(PTI)