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Abhinandan Pathak, Prime Minsiter Modi's lookalike from Sarojininagar, Lucknow, recently made the news after announcing that he would contest the elections as an independent candidate.
The 56-year-old is from Saharanpur and claims that he approached the Bharitya Janata Party for a ticket, but after getting no response, he decided to run as an independent candidate. He
claims to use his victory in the election to help CM Adityanath get re-elected for a second term in the upcoming UP elections. Even though he didn't receive a response from the BJP, he
claims to be a staunch supporter of the party and the PM. > "I am a Modi Bhakt. BJP can ignore me, but I'll contest and win the > election to help Yogi Adityanath become CM
for the second term. Modi > and Yogi are two faces of one coin. I admire their passion to work > selflessly for the masses," he told _Times of India_. Pathak did briefly join the
Congress in 2018 after leaving the BJP, and has finally decided to contest the election independently. Pathak, a cucumber seller, first met Narendra Modi in 2014 during his trip to Varanasi
and has since been captivated by his leadership. He decided to earn a living by selling cucumbers after his wife divorced him for not being able to support his family. A father of six
children, Pathak has since been driven to become financially independent. (With inputs from _TOI_). Published: 02 Feb 2022, 2:36 PM IST
