Uttar Pradesh bypolls News
In Uttar Pradesh bypolls, the BJP and RLD led in six of nine seats, while the Samajwadi Party led in three. The BJP had won most of these seats in 2022.
Voting began at 7 am amid tight security and only 18.71 per cent polling was recorded in the first two hours, said the Election Commission (EC) official, adding that the polling so far has been peaceful.
Kairana constituency in the politically crucial state of Uttar Pardesh has virtually assumed the dimension of a strategic player in the run up to the 2019 Lok Sabha elections.
She accused the government of selling a gimmick to people in the 2014 Lok Sabha elections.
The BJP on Wednesday lost bypolls to all three Lok Sabha seats it contested, including its bastion Gorakhpur and Phulpur in UP, besides Araria in Bihar.
Adityanath lost because he was not fully positioned either on community politics or governance politics.
The Congress on Wednesday said people across the country were "showing it the door", as was amply proved by the bypolls on Wednesday.
The BJP lost both Gorakhpur and Phulpur Lok Sabha seats in UP.
The saffron party on Wednesday lost bypolls to all three Lok Sabha seats it contested.
In a stunning blow to the BJP, the party on Wednesday lost bypolls to all three Lok Sabha seats it contested, including its bastion Gorakhpur and Phulpur in Uttar Pradesh, besides Araria in Bihar.
The Samajwadi Party wrested the Gorakhpur and Phulpur Lok Sabha seats in Uttar Pradesh from the BJP on Wednesday.
Samajwadi Party won Gorakhpur and Phulpur Lok Sabha bypolls in Uttar Pradesh.
The loss in the Gorakhpur Lok Sabha constituency is likely to sting the most.
After leading early in the game, BJP has slipped behind the SP in Adityanath's stronghold of Gorakhpur.
The polls are being seen as a curtain raiser to the Lok Sabha polls scheduled for 2019.
The statement was made by the BJP leader after he voted for Lok Sabha by-elections in Gorakhpur.
Gorakhpur, where by-elections was necessitated after Adityanath’s elevation as the Chief Minister of Uttar Pradesh, is witnessing a triangular contest.
The voting will continue till 5 pm.
The voting will continue till 5 in the evening.
Preparations are in full swing for voting for bypolls in Gorakhpur and Phulpur on Sunday. The Election Commission has decided to use EVMs and VVPATs in the bye-elections in all the polling stations. Adequate numbers of EVMs and VVPATs have been made available and steps are being taken to ensure that the polls are conducted smoothly.
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