"The BJP is hatching a conspiracy to end reservation, and hence it is selling government organisations to the private sector," SP chief Akhilesh Yadav said.
The police said prima facie, it appeared to be a public meeting of the Samajwadi Party. However, the party candidate is not visible in the video, they said.
The political campaign in Maharajganj came ahead of polling in Uttar Pradesh for the sixth phase. Polling in Maharajganj will take place in the sixth phase on March 3.
As per the schedule of the Election Commission, the polling exercise, which began on Feb 10 from Uttar Pradesh, will conclude on Mar 7 in all five states. The results will be announced simultaneously on Mar 10.
The BJP formed the government in Manipur in 2017 with the support of the National People's Party (NPP), Naga People's Front (NPF) and the Lok Janshakti Party (LJP). However, this time the BJP decided to go solo and is contesting all 60 seats alone.
The Election Commission of India's voter turnout app showed Amethi recorded 55.86 per cent voting, Ayodhya 58.01 per cent, Bahraich 54.60 per cent, Barabanki 54.65 per cent, Chitrakoot 59.64 per cent and Gonda 54.
In the first phase, 12,22,713 voters including 6,29,276 women electorates would decide the fate of 173 candidates, including 15 women.
Addressing an election meeting in Balrampur, Vadra accused the opposition of only being interested in taking people’s votes on the basis of caste and religion while caring little for them and their welfare.
PM Narendra Modi stated that till his death neither the people of Kashi will leave him nor will Kashi leave him.
Addressing booth-level workers of the BJP in his Lok Sabha constituency Varanasi, Modi exhorted party workers to ensure that the poor get the benefits of the government's welfare schemes.
Adityanath, who was a five-time MP from Gorakhpur, is the mahant of the Gorakhnath Math.
Villagers say, over the years, several experts have visited the village, taking blood and saliva samples, to understand the phenomenon.Outsiders sometimes call the place a "haunted village".
Addressing his second election rally of the day in Deoria, Modi attacked previous governments in Uttar Pradesh.
Shah took a jibe at Samajwadi Party chief Akhilesh Yadav, saying his goons used to make 'katta', or country-made pistols, in Bundelkhand, but Prime Minister Narendra Modi is establishing defense industry to make shells.
Addressing an election rally in Basti, Modi pointed to the turmoil prevailing in the world and pitched for strengthening the country by making it "atmanirbhar" (self-reliant).
"Aaditya Thackeray had been to UP. I think there is going to be a change in UP. People have made up their minds. In the atmosphere we saw, there is a neck-to-neck fight. The support for Akhilesh Yadav shows the change," said Raut.
As per the schedule of the Election Commission, the polling exercise, which began on Feb 10 from Uttar Pradesh, will conclude on Mar 7 in all five states. The results will be announced simultaneously on Mar 10.
Polling was reported to be peaceful, barring in Pratapgarh's Kunda assembly seat, where Samajwadi Party (SP) candidate Gulshan Yadav's convoy was allegedly attacked by some people, police said.
Out of the 61 Assembly seats across 12 districts, the main constituencies include Amethi, Rae Bareli, Sultanpur, Chitrakoot, Pratapgarh, Prayagraj, Ayodhya, and Gonda.
Yogi Adityanath also invoked the legacy of Maharaja Suheldev, who he said had defeated and killed invader Ghazi Saiyyad Salar Masood in a battle at Bahraich.
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