Uttar Pradesh Assembly Election 2022: Postal ballots for COVID patients, elderly voters
Elections | January 13, 2022 10:58 ISTAccording to ECI, there are a total of 24.42 lakh registered voters above 80 years of age in UP.
According to ECI, there are a total of 24.42 lakh registered voters above 80 years of age in UP.
The Election Commission has already announced the dates and all the political parties have started flexing their muscles in the five poll-bound states -- Uttar Pradesh, Uttarakhand, Manipur, Goa and Punjab.
The BJP is considering fielding Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath from Ayodhya as its senior leaders meet to finalise candidates for the assembly polls starting from February 10.
The Election Commission has already announced the dates and all the political parties have started flexing their muscles in the poll-bound states -- Uttar Pradesh, Uttarakhand, Manipur, Goa and Punjab.
Lobo said that Congress would win a majority in the Assembly polls which are scheduled to be held in the state on February 14.
The BJP suffered a big setback in Uttar Pradesh just days ahead of assembly eletion as a top minister and 3 party MLAs quit to join Akhilesh Yadav's Samajwadi Party.
Top minister Swami Prasad Maurya quit BJP and joined Akhilesh Yadav's Samajwadi Party. Shortly after Maurya's resignation went public, three more sitting MLA's - Roshan Lal Verma, Brijesh Prajapati and Bhagwati Sagar - announced that they are quitting the party too.
NCP chief Sharad Pawar has said that in Uttar Pradesh, they are going to contest elections with Samajwadi Party and other smaller parties.
Former UP CM Akhilesh Yadav welcomed Swami Prasad Maurya saying warm welcome and greetings to the popular leader who fought for social justice and equality! There will be a change.
UP minister Swami Prasad Maurya on Tuesday quit BJP after resigning as a cabinet minister from the Yogi government. The former UP minister has joined Samajwadi Party ahead of high-stakes assembly elections beginning next month from February 10.
Commenting further, BSP MP Satish Chandra Misra said that neither SP nor BJP will come to power and stated that BSP is going to form the Government in Uttar Pradesh.
Assembly elections in five states including in Uttar Pradesh will be held in seven phases starting February 10 to March 7.
The matter has snowballed into a major controversy just ahead of the assembly polls in five states, including Punjab. Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) and Congress are at loggerheads over the issue of PM's security lapse in Punjab.
The traders' body has appreciated ECI's higher usage of technology, apps, and the latest move to allow candidates to file their nomination papers online.
The dates for the upcoming elections have already been announced and all the political parties have started flexing their muscles in the poll-bound states.
Meanwhile, Congress has decided to go without declaring the chief ministerial face despite having an incumbent face in Punjab as a chief minister.
India TV's election special show Ye Public Hai Sab Jaanti Hai's team tried to gauge the mood of people in the Agra Cantt assembly seat where BJP has won twice but SP has even failed to open its account. Polling here will be held in the first phase on February 10.
BJP has a definite edge in the situation. Party plans to use 3D Studio Mix technology through which leaders sitting at two different places can be shown on a podium.
The Election Commission on Saturday announced poll dates for 5 states with Uttar Pradesh going for a 7-phase assembly election from February 10.
AAP leader Atishi has expressed confidence in winning the upcoming assembly elections and said that February 14 has been a lucky date for the Aam Aadmi Party.
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