RLD News
BJP is eyeing Jat votes in Western UP with RLD's influence while the Congress-SP alliance faces the challenge of preventing the scattering of Muslim votes in LS Polls 2024.
Jayant Chaudhary's Rashtriya Lok Dal (RLD) broke away from the INDIA bloc and joined the saffron brigade.
Congress leader Rahul Gandhi led-Bharat Jodo Yatra will not cover western UP and will instead go to Bundelkhand. A revised plan will be announced soon, but it will stick to its main itinerary from Chandauli to Lucknow.
As per the seat-sharing agreement, RLD will contest on seven Lok Sabha seats, including Baghpat, and Mathura in western Uttar Pradesh.
India`s top wrestlers, including Olympic medallists Bajrang Punia and Sakshi Malik along with Asian and CWG medallist Vinesh Phogat are protesting at the Jantar Mantar in New Delhi, seeking action against WFI chief for alleged sexual harassment of women grapplers.
Congress has invited several leaders of non-BJP parties in Uttar Pradesh, including Samajwadi Party president Akhilesh Yadav, BSP supremo Mayawati and RLD's Jayant Chaudhary, to take part in Rahul Gandhi led Bharat Jodo Yatra.
Madan Bhaiya took an early lead in the counting and was ahead with a margin of around 3,000 votes after 10 rounds
Abhishek Chaudhary Gurjar, who was the Rashtriya Lok Dal's national spokesperson, joined the BJP at the residence of UP BJP president Bhupendra Singh Chaudhary.
Chaudhary is a voter from the Mathura constituency
He appealed to people to come out in large numbers to cast their votes
UP to go to polls in seven phases from Feb 10 to March 7
Voting in 58 of the total 403 constituencies of UP has begun on Wednesday
BJP has fielded Sahender Singh Ramala from Chhaprauli
The SP-RLD alliance has fielded Ajay Kumar
The announcement was made at a meeting at Charuli village in Jewar
Mihir Bhoj was a king from the Gurjara-Pratihara dynasty
Uttar Pradesh polls will commence on February 10
Akhilesh Yadav condemned firing on Owaisi's car.
UP will go to polls in 7 phases.
On being asked about RJD founder Lalu Prasad stepping down as the national president, Rabri Devi said, "Jhootha Khabar chal raha hai" (it is a fake news)."
RLD chief Jayant Chaudhary claimed that "youths, farmers, & labourers are supporting the SP-RLD alliance, which seems to be adding to the BJP's frustration... The language he uses doesn't suit the CM post. 'He is threatening us. He probably couldn't understand the mood of this region,''
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