It was almost sure that Varanasi’s royal descendant Anant Narayan Singh’s uncle’s son Aribhushan Singh would contest the elections from Varanasi on the SP ticket. But the minute Modi’s name appeared from Varanasi, he met Akhilesh and Netaji and turned down the offer of contesting from Varanasi. Actually, several close friends of Aribhushan seriously believed that at present the public was extremely annoyed with the SP and in such a scenario, he should exercise caution about agreeing to take a bicycle ride. Thus, at the last moment, Aribhushan thought it advisable to not contest the elections.