A stronghold of the BJP since 1991, Ayodhya assembly constituency went in favour of the Samajwadi Party (SP) in 2012. However, the BJP candidate from the Faizabad Lok Sabha constituency, Lallu Singh, had established a massive lead of 88884 votes over his nearest SP rival Mitrasen Yadav in the Ayodhya assembly segment in 2014 Lok Sabha polls.