Is Nawab Jaan Khan’s ticket going to be canceled? Understand the meaning of Mujahid Ali’s ‘survey’ demand.

Moradabad. Political activities within the Samajwadi Party (SP) have intensified regarding the upcoming elections in Thakurdwara Assembly seat of Moradabad. The activism of leader Mujahid Ali, who recently joined SP, has given a new turn to the political equations of the area. In this connection, on May 16, 2026, Mujahid Ali met the party’s national president Akhilesh Yadav in Lucknow. During this meeting, he has made such a demand regarding Thakurdwara seat, which has not only attracted the attention of the high command, but has also forced other ticket claimants at the local level to make a new strategy.

In fact, Mujahid Ali has requested Akhilesh Yadav to conduct an unbiased and grassroots survey at the party level in Thakurdwara assembly seat. Mujahid’s argument is that through this survey, the strongest and popular face should be brought to the fore among the public and workers, so that 100 percent victory of Samajwadi Party on the seat can be ensured. Political experts believe that this step of Mujahid Ali is very deliberate, through which he has presented his strong claim in a democratic manner without directly targeting anyone.

Why is demand for survey being raised on Thakurdwara seat?

This demand of Mujahid Ali is being linked to the changing political mood of the region. For a long time, the party has been trusting the same face on Thakurdwara seat, but in politics, public expectations and equations keep changing with time. Mujahid Ali clearly says that it is very important to know the ground reality in the interest of the party. His supporters believe that having a transparent survey will also give an opportunity to new and emerging faces to prove their capability, which will strengthen the party. This just demand of Mujahid is also getting good support from the youth and common workers of the area.

Will there be a challenge for the three-time MLA?

Nawab Jan Khan has been elected MLA from Thakurdwara assembly seat on SP ticket for three consecutive times (2014 by-election, 2017 and 2022). Winning three consecutive times shows his strong hold, but the rule of politics is that after a long time, the desire for change or the effect of anti-incumbency naturally starts appearing in the areas. Mujahid Ali has his hand on this pulse. Without making any direct attack on MLA Nawab Jan Khan, he has given a message to the high command through the demand for a survey that this time the ticket should not be decided on the basis of past victories, but on the basis of present ground hold.

How much does this demand fit into Akhilesh Yadav’s ‘Jitau Formula’?

In fact, the Samajwadi Party has been giving great importance to new experiments and internal survey reports in ticket distribution for some time now. Akhilesh Yadav himself has said in many forums that the first condition for the party is for the candidate to be ‘winning’. In such a situation, it will not be easy for the leadership to reject Mujahid Ali’s demand for an impartial survey. Mujahid Ali has presented himself as an alternative who has the power to contest elections directly on the trust of the public instead of lobbying. Now it will be interesting to see what stand the SP high command takes on this demand, but this one step has made the Thakurdwara race very interesting.