UP Bypolls setup for three pole race:
UP Bypolls setup for three pole race:
Uttar Pradesh's assembly elections are due in 2027, but municipal elections in the region are highly contested. Although the election commission of india (ECI) is yet to announce the list, political parties in UP do not want to take part. They have not only stepped up their campaigns but are also ready with new strategies to win maximum seats in the elections.
Uttar Pradesh's assembly elections are due in 2027, but municipal elections in the region are highly contested. Although the election commission of india (ECI) is yet to announce the list, political parties in UP do not want to take part. They have not only stepped up their campaigns but are also ready with new strategies to win maximum seats in the elections.
Of the 10 assembly seats going to polls, nine remained vacant after their MPs, including Samajwadi party chief Akhilesh Yadav, were elected to the lok sabha in the recent elections. One seat fell vacant after Irfan Solanki, SP mla from Sisamao (Kanpur), was found guilty in a criminal case and sentenced to seven years in prison. As part of preparations, the yogi Adityanath-led bharatiya janata party government, which saw its lok sabha tally drop from 62 in 2019 to 33 this year, has already pressed in a team of more than 30 ministers to oversee the poll readiness for the assembly seats. Mayawati’s Bahujan Samaj party has also announced that it will contest on all 10 seats. india allies Samajwadi party and congress have also commenced deliberations over seat-sharing.
“In a recent meeting aimed to chalk out the strategy for the upcoming by-elections, with the UP chief minister and top bjp leaders participating, the party has decided to deploy around 30 ministers and 15 senior leaders to ensure a victory,” a party insider revealed.
CM yogi adityanath has not only assigned specific constituencies to his ministers but has also directed them to camp in these areas, listen to the concerns of the people, and actively promote the welfare schemes and development work carried out by the bjp government. This approach is designed to ensure that the party's activities are well communicated to the constituencies, and to increase the chances of electoral success.
Jal shakti minister Swatantra Dho Singh and Technical education minister ashish Patel, on behalf of bjp ally Apna Dal (Sunilal), are tasked with overseeing Kathari, a Kurmi-dominated constituency. in Ambedkar Nagar.
Finance minister Suresh Khanna has been given Sissamau in Kanpur, Agriculture minister Surya Pratap Shahi and Mayankshwar chief minister Sharan Singh will be in charge of Milkypur in Ayodhya. In Karhal, Mainpuri, Social Affairs minister Jayvir Singh and in Phulpur, Prayagraj, MSME minister Rakesh Sachan and mla Daya shankar Singh officiated.