Gurjars, Rajputs stake claim to Mihir Bhoj

The issue surfaced days before CM Yogi Adityanath unveiled a 12foot high statute of Mihir Bhoj in Dadri town of Gautam Buddh Nagar in a college named after the ruler
The plaque referred to the ruler as Gurjar Pratihar Samrat
While Gurjars claim the king belonged to their caste, the Rajputs say ‘Gurjara’ referred to a place, not a caste, and that Mihir Bhoj was a Rajput king.

Who was Samrat Mihir Bhoj ?

Mihira Bhoja (c. 836–885 CE) or Bhoja I was a king belonging to the Gurjara-Pratihara Dynasty. He succeeded his father Ramabhadra.
Bhoja was a devotee of Vishnu and adopted the title of Ādivarāha which is inscribed on some of his coins.
During his reign, the capital was in Kannauj (present-day Uttar Pradesh), during his period Kannauj was referred as Panchala.
Teli ka Mandir (inside Gwalior Fort) is a Hindu Temple built by Mihira Bhoja. Temple is dedicated to Shiva, Vishnu and Matrikas.
He was succeeded by his son Mahendrapala I (c.836 - 910 CE).