Polling in Uttar Pradesh will take place in seven-phase between February 10 and March 7. Goa and Uttarakhand will vote in a single phase on February 14 while Punjab will vote on February 20. In Manipur, polling will take place in two-phase on Feb 27 and March 3. Results will be announced on March 10.
The SP list also named Nandita Shukla, widow of former BJP leader Ghanshyam Shukla, from Mehnon in Gonda, Vikrama Yadav from Kushinagar, H.N. Patel from Sagdi in Azamgarh, Saurabh Singh from Vishwanathganj in Pratapgarh and Kaushal Singh from Nautanwa in Maharajganj.
Akhilesh Yadav shares a very cordial relationship with Banerjee and had attended the grand opposition meeting hosted by the TMC supremo in January 2019.
India TV-Ground Zero Research conducted an opinion poll survey to gauge the mood of people in Uttar Pradesh. Will BJP be able to retain the big state or Samajwadi Party would be back in power once again, catch all the updates.
Speaking about the law and order situation in Uttar Pradesh, PM Narendra Modi said that during CM Yogi's tenure, criminals themselves ran to jails and demanded that they be locked up.
Akhilesh Yadav lashed out at the BJP government, saying despite assurance to buy potatoes from the farmers, the government did not do so.
The SP chief also said, "I have come to know that the (market) share of vodka has gone up in the last few years after BJP came to power.
Home Minister, Amit Shah, praised Yogi Adityanath-led state government for action against criminals. "Today, criminals and mafia are seen either in jail, outside the boundary of UP or in the list of candidates of Akhilesh Yadav. Today, Azam Khan, Atiq Ahmed and Mukhtar Ansari are in jail and it is so because there is a BJP government in the state," Shah said.
The Election Commission of India (ECI) has prohibited political parties from taking out political rallies and roadshows till February 11 in light of the COVID-19 situation.Five states will go into polls in February including Goa, Uttarakhand, Uttar Pradesh, and Manipur.
PM Modi targetted the previous Akhilesh Yadav government, saying 'Samajwadis never addressed problems of the poor, farmers and filled pockets of the family and criminals'.
The electoral campaign has gained momentum for the seven-phased Assembly elections in Uttar Pradesh. From door-to-door canvassing, virtual appeals and marathon meetings, political parties are making their bid to capture power. Besides UP, polling will also be held in Punjab, Uttarakhand, Goa and Manipur.
The team of India TV's election special show 'Yeh Public Hai Sab Jaanti Hai' reached Rampur and tried to gauge the mood of voters in Rampur, Samajwadi Party Azam Khan's stronghold region.
In a video shared by news agency ANI, Priyanka Gandhi Vadra and Akhilesh Yadav, who were on their respective campaign in Uttar Pradesh, are seen greeting each other, smiling, waving as they came face to face in Bulandshahr.
The Samajwadi Party and RLD have announced an alliance for Assembly elections in Uttar Pradesh.
Akhilesh Yadav exuded confidence that the SP-RLD alliance will come to power in Uttar Pradesh after March 10.
In a letter to the poll body, Akhilesh's party has asked it to issue instructions to CM Adityanath to use the language which is in accordance of the Model Code of Conduct.
Polling in Sirathu will take place in the fifth phase on February 27. The fifth will cover 60 assembly seats including Sirathu in 11 districts. Result will be declared on March 10.
UP police busts an illegal arms factory in Shamli. Many finished, semi-finished weapons were seized.
Yogi Adityanath alleged that the previous Akhilesh Yadav government pushed Uttar Pradesh into violence as he held the former CM responsible for the Muzaffarnagar riots.
Union Home Minister Amit Shah on Wednesday launched a scathing attack at the Samajwadi Party (SP) ahead of the forthcoming elections saying mafias in Uttar Pradesh can only be found in jails or in the candidate list of the SP.
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