Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath, on Friday, launched a scathing attack on the Samajwadi Party (SP), accusing it of opposing leaders like Baba Saheb Bhimrao Ambedkar while supporting mafia elements.
Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath lashed out at the Opposition parties for resorting to "baseless" allegations against the BJP in the wake of its resounding victory in the recent by-elections.
Yogi Adityanath's slogan "Batenge to Katenge", which originated in Uttar Pradesh, also resonated in the Maharashtra elections.
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.
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.
He added that the district magistrate of Ambedkar Nagar was working like the district president of the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP).
Samajwadi Party (SP) chief Akhilesh Yadav, who was present during the nomination filing of his cousin Tej Pratap Yadav for Karhal assembly bypoll on Monday, expressed confidence that Tej Pratap would win by a significant margin.
