Congress appoints Ajay Rai, who fought against PM Modi from Varanasi, as UP party president
Aug 17, 2023, 11:23 PM ISTCongress leader Ajay Rai had contested against PM Modi on the Varanasi seat in the Lok Sabha elections 2019.
Congress leader Ajay Rai had contested against PM Modi on the Varanasi seat in the Lok Sabha elections 2019.
The report stated that neither any secret meetings were held by the Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS) or any other Hindu outfit nor Harijans (Dalits) were incited to take revenge on the Muslims. In fact, the RSS and the Bharatiya Janata Party had no hand whatsoever in this, it said.
For the ruling BJP, which came back to power with a two-third majority in the recently concluded assembly elections, it was an opportunity to make itself the single-largest party in the House, and thereby enjoy a majority in both Houses of Uttar Pradesh Legislature.
Uttar Pradesh Election Watch and the Association for Democratic Reforms have analysed the self-sworn affidavits of 45 of the total 53 ministers, including CM.
As per the schedule of the Election Commission, the polling exercise, which began on February 10 from Uttar Pradesh, will conclude on Mar 7 in all five states. The results will be announced simultaneously on Mar 10.
UP Polls 2022: Senior Congress leader RPN Singh will join the BJP in Delhi today. He may contest Assembly polls against Samajwadi Party leader Swami Prasad Maurya from Padrauna seat in Kushinagar.
Azam Khan has been lodged in Sitapur jail since February 2020 last year as many cases registered against him.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Tuesday at a programme here transferred Rs 1,000 crore to bank accounts of self help groups to benefit around 16 lakh women.
Priyanka Gandhi, currently on a five-day visit to the state capital, held one-to-one meetings and discussed the election strategy with party leaders and office bearers, UP Congress’ media convenor Lalan Kumar said.
In an informal chat with the media persons on Monday evening, Som described Akhilesh Yadav as a 'seasonal Hindu' and dared the latter to say that 'a mosque was built in Mathura after demolishing a temple'.
While pointing out the Arunachal Pradesh incident, Lalan Singh said that the JDU had put up an impressive show in that state. The party had contested on 14 seats and won 7 seats in the assembly election. The BJP back-stabbed the JDU and merged 6 MLAs.
Uttar Pradesh Deputy CM Keshav Prasad Maurya has exuded confidence that the BJP will retain power in the state in the next year's Assembly polls.
Replying to a question, Shivpal Singh Yadav said that everyone has seen the result of the SP-BSP alliance in the 2019 Lok Sabha elections. "We will now see the result of BJP-BSP alliance," he added.
A BSP legislator, meanwhile, said that the revival of the Congress was one of the major reasons for the downfall of the BSP.
Polling, which began at 7 am amid tight security, will continue till to 6 pm, officials said.
While party leaders, who held day-long deliberations with the Congress General Secretary in-charge of eastern part of the state, said that the party's revival was sure if Gandhi was projected as Chief Minister in 2022.
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