In the review report approved by the CPI-M state committee, it has reportedly been stated that the basic votes of the party have substantially gone to the BJP. In places where the BJP has no influence, the CPI-M votes have gone to the BJP.
According to official sources here, Police commissioners of Lucknow and Prayagraj have been changed. IPS Amarendra Kumar Sengar will be the new Police Commissioner of Lucknow and Tarun Gaba has been appointed Police Commissioner Prayagraj.
Addressing a press conference, Rai said the election results, especially of Uttar Pradesh, are being discussed in the entire country as the opposition-backed INDIA bloc excelled by winning more than 200 seats.
This time in the Lok Sabha elections, the BJP surprisingly had to suffer the loss of almost half the seats. Even seven Union ministers had to face humiliating defeat.
The decision was taken in the meeting chaired by National General Secretary/In-charge Uttar Pradesh Avinash Pandey and State Congress President Ajay Rai, state party spokesperson Anshu Awasthi disclosed on Monday.
Shah was addressing a public meeting in support of BJP candidates Smriti Irani and Dinesh Pratap Singh at Daulatpur under the Jagatpur block here on Friday.
Now 150 candidates are in the fray, after rejection of 167 papers during scrutiny. May 17 is the last date for withdrawals, said state Chief Electoral Officer ( CEO) Navdeep Rinwa here on Thursday.
“The anti-women mindset of Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal is exposed,” said the party’s Delhi unit officials.
It is likely that the party would deliberate on candidates about the upcoming Lok Sabha elections.
The announcement was made by the party's senior general secretary, Imran Reza Ansari, becoming the first party to announce its candidate for one of the five Lok Sabha seats in the Union territory.
