The BJP and Samajwadi Party clashed after Faizabad MP Awadhesh Prasad claimed he wasn’t invited to Ayodhya’s Deepotsav, alleging the BJP feared he would overshadow the event. Prasad criticized the lack of accessibility for the poor and argued that his election victory showed that religious politics fail. The BJP refuted his claims, asserting he received a pass and accused him of jealousy.