Akhilesh Yadav slams Yogi Govt for alleged voter suppression in UP bye-elections
Yadav warned that a new and troubling form of democracy was emerging in Uttar Pradesh under the BJP rule.
Yadav warned that a new and troubling form of democracy was emerging in Uttar Pradesh under the BJP rule.
Minor reports of violence were received from Meerapur, Sismau, and Kundarki assembly segments, but by and large, the voting was peaceful, EC officials claimed.
A total of 34 lakh voters will decide the fate of 90 candidates contesting the bypolls from nine assembly constituencies.
Touted to be the semifinal of the 2027 assembly polls in the state, there is a direct contest between the ruling BJP and the Samajwadi Party in all nine seats.
According to party sources, despite directives from the high command, these three leaders recently attended the wedding of Kamal, son of BSP leader and party in-charge Babu Munkad Ali, in Ghaziabad.
The bitterness between the BJP and SP-Congress are increasing in Uttar Pradesh as the by-election in 9 assembly seats are drawing closer. The polling is scheduled for November 20.
"This is an old trick of the BJP: If we lose, we will avoid it," he added.
With the voting for Uttar Pradesh by-elections barely 10 days away, the battle between the Samajwadi Party and the BJP intensified through poster war and social media posts attacking each other.
The inclusion of jailed party leader Mohammad Azam Khan in the list has caught everyone by surprise.
The BSP on Thursday released a list of eight candidates for the by-election to be held on nine assembly seats in Uttar Pradesh.
