Tag: UP Polls 2022

  • Nadda proclaims BJP’s alliance with Apna Dal, Nishad Celebration in UP

    Through PTI

    NEW DELHI: BJP president J P Nadda on Wednesday introduced an alliance with Apna Dal and Nishad Celebration, which draw their improve basically from sections of backward castes, for the Uttar Pradesh meeting polls.

    Information about what number of seats each and every birthday party will contest shall be introduced later, their leaders mentioned.

    Addressing a press convention, Nadda mentioned the 3 Nationwide Democratic Alliance companions within the state will combat the elections to 403-member meeting in combination and lauded Leader Minister Yogi Adityanath-led govt for its efficiency on a bunch of problems, together with legislation and order, funding and growth in social signs.

    Apna Dal leader Anupriya Patel, a Union minister, and Nishad Celebration supremo Sanjay Nishad hailed High Minister Narendra Modi-led govt on the Centre for operating for the pursuits of Different Backward Categories (OBC) and hit out on the BJP’s competitors for “denying” a big phase of backward communities their rights.

    Nadda claimed that the mafia was once lively in Uttar Pradesh in nexus with the federal government sooner than the BJP got here to energy there, however the Yogi Adityanath dispensation has restored the guideline of legislation within the state and made it a vacation spot for funding.

    Previous, traders have been taking flight their funding, he alleged.

    Below the ‘double-engine’ govt, a connection with the BJP being energy on the Centre in addition to within the state, Uttar Pradesh has stepped forward on social signs, with connectivity and schooling, particularly scientific schooling, receiving a spice up, he mentioned.

    Patel mentioned the BJP govt has been a excellent “cocktail” of building and social justice.

    Each BJP allies mentioned the NDA will once more shape a central authority in Uttar Pradesh and praised the state govt too.

    Later speaking to journalists, Patel mentioned that seat-sharing talks are progressing in a good way and the wider goal of all 3 allies is that NDA must once more shape a central authority in Uttar Pradesh.

    Echoing an identical sentiments, Nishad mentioned the primary precedence is to win the election and seat sharing talks are in a sophisticated degree.

    Posting an image of NDA leaders, together with House Minister Amit Shah, Leader Minister Yogi Adityanath and the 2 allies but even so a number of others, Nadda tweeted that the alliance will once more move the tally of 300 within the state.

    Shah tweeted in regards to the assembly with the 2 events for alliance talks and asserted that the NDA will once more shape the federal government with an enormous majority.

    The blessings of the folks of Uttar Pradesh are with the alliance, he mentioned.

    Each Patel and Nishad hailed the Modi govt for granting constitutional standing to the OBC fee and giving the neighborhood reservation in schooling, together with within the Nationwide Eligibility cum Front Take a look at.

    Samajwadi Celebration patriarch Mulayam Singh Yadav’s daughter-in-law Aparna Yadav and overdue Leader of Defence Team of workers Common Bipin Rawat’s more youthful brother Vijay Rawat, additionally a retired military officer, joined the BJP on Wednesday because the birthday party moved to strengthen its power in poll-bound states of Uttar Pradesh and Uttarakhand.

    BJP president J P Nadda additionally officially introduced his birthday party’s alliance for UP polls with Union minister Anupriya Patel-led Apna Dal and Sanjay Nishad’s Nishad Celebration that draw their power basically from sections of backward castes, whilst the state meeting Deputy Speaker Nitin Agarwal hand over the Samajwadi Celebration, a formality sooner than he joins the ruling birthday party whose improve had ensured his election.

    The BJP has been inducting leaders from quite a lot of events in all 5 poll-bound states, together with Goa, Punjab and Manipur, because it seeks to retain energy in 4 states and submit an outstanding display in Congress-ruled Punjab.

    With Uttar Pradesh being the politically maximum a very powerful state, the BJP has been pulling out all of the stops to fortify its ranks after numerous its leaders, together with ministers within the state govt, not too long ago joined Akhilesh Yadav-led Samajwadi Celebration.

    The ruling birthday party has labored to get again on the rival by means of inducting a couple of of its leaders, together with MLAs, into its fold.

    Yadav, who’s married to SP president Akhilesh Yadav’s half-brother Prateek Yadav, had contested and misplaced the 2017 meeting polls from Lucknow Cantt on an SP price tag and her defection to the BJP offers the ruling birthday party a weapon to focus on Akhilesh Yadav and his birthday party over interior variations within the circle of relatives.

    Aparna Yadav (32) runs an NGO for cow welfare in Lucknow, and Leader Minister Yogi Adityanath’s consult with to the centre in 2017 had first sparked buzz about her rising proximity to the BJP.

    Inducting her into the birthday party, Deputy Leader Minister Keshav Prasad Maurya and UP BJP president Swatantra Dev Singh famous her inclination against their birthday party, and Aparna Yadav additionally asserted that she was once at all times inspired with High Minister Narendra Modi and has put nationwide hobby first.

    Maurya was once fast to assault Akhilesh Yadav, announcing he has now not been a success in his circle of relatives and was once additionally “unsuccessful” as leader minister and MP.

    In Lucknow, Akhilesh Yadav mentioned his father attempted arduous to dissuade Aparna Yadav from becoming a member of the BJP and quipped that he was once “satisfied” the SP’s socialist ideology is increasing its achieve.

    The BJP could also be hopeful that Rawat (59) becoming a member of its fold will lend a hand it in Uttarakhand the place his overdue brother and India’s first CDS loved numerous in style goodwill.

    The Congress is operating arduous to defeat the ruling birthday party within the hill state, and Rawat’s induction would possibly lend a hand it in rallying electorate in Uttarakhand the place veterans reside in massive numbers, BJP leaders consider.

    Noting that his father, additionally a former military officer, was once related to the BJP, Rawat expressed happiness at operating for the birthday party and lavished reward on High Minister Narendra Modi, announcing he has a singular imaginative and prescient and mindset.

    He thinks out of the field and all his efforts are directed against the rustic’s betterment, Rawat mentioned.

    Welcoming him into the birthday party, Leader Minister Pushkar Singh Dhami mentioned the overdue CDS sought after to paintings for the state after retirement and his more youthful brother will advance his imaginative and prescient.

    With Different Backward Categories electorate making up the most important section of the inhabitants in Uttar Pradesh, the BJP’s announcement of an alliance with Apna Dal and Nishad Celebration is aimed toward consolidating its improve in a demography which could also be being aggressively wooed by means of former leader minister Akhilesh Yadav.

    Patel mentioned the BJP govt has been a excellent “cocktail” of building and social justice.

    Each BJP allies mentioned the NDA will once more shape a central authority in Uttar Pradesh and praised the state govt too.

    Posting an image of NDA leaders, together with House Minister Amit Shah, Leader Minister Yogi Adityanath and the 2 allies but even so a number of others, Nadda tweeted that the alliance will once more move the tally of 300 within the state.

    Shah tweeted in regards to the assembly with the 2 events for alliance talks and asserted that the NDA will once more shape the federal government with an enormous majority.

    The blessings of the folks of Uttar Pradesh are with the alliance, he mentioned.

    Each Patel and Nishad hailed the Modi govt for granting constitutional standing to the OBC fee and giving the neighborhood reservation in schooling, together with within the Nationwide Eligibility cum Front Take a look at.

  • Miffed over denial of price ticket, BJP leaders quits birthday party, joins BSP

    Via PTI

    MATHURA: Pained over the denial of price ticket for the approaching Meeting polls, senior BJP chief S Okay Sharma resigned from the principle club of the birthday party and joined the Bahujan Samaj Celebration (BSP) on Wednesday.

    His shut aide Niraj Rawat additionally adopted go well with.

    Sharma had contested the 2017 Meeting elections at the BJP price ticket from Mant constituency.

    “The BJP has deceived me two times and the birthday party has misplaced its previous personality,” Sharma informed newshounds.

    Sharma mentioned regardless that he sought after to contest from Mathura in 2017, the BJP management forced him to go into the fray from Mant and confident him a berth within the legislative council in case he misplaced.

    Regardless that he was once now not presented a seat within the Higher Area, Sharma mentioned, he was once recommended to paintings in Mant and the management confident him a price ticket from the similar constituency this time.

    Then again, that was once to not be the case.

    Sharma mentioned he didn’t search a “unmarried penny” from the BJP however discussed that he had given sufficient to the birthday party.

    “Now, I’ve resigned from all positions within the BJP and joined the BSP. Now not most effective this, I can additionally contest because the BSP candidate from Mathura,” Sharma, who is anticipated to report his nomination papers on Thursday, mentioned.

    In the meantime, alliance companions Samajwadi Celebration (SP) and Rashtriya Lok Dal (RLD) appear to have locked horns over the Mant Meeting seat.

    In spite of the pact between the 2 events, SP’s nationwide spokesperson Sanjai Lathar claimed that the birthday party has given him a cross forward to contest from the constituency whilst RLD candidate Yogesh Nauhar has already filed his nomination papers claiming that he’s the reputable candidate of the alliance.

    The BJP on Wednesday launched the identify of another candidate for the Uttar Pradesh meeting polls, fielding Mukta Raja from Aligarh.

    With this, the BJP has to this point introduced 110 applicants for the state meeting polls, the place the birthday party is contesting elections in an alliance with the Apna Dal and the Nishad Celebration.

    The birthday party on Wednesday introduced that Mukta Raja will probably be its candidate from Aligarh meeting.

    Previous within the day, the highest brass of the BJP together with its president JP Nadda and Union House Minister Amit Shah held deliberations with Uttar Pradesh unit leaders together with Leader Minister Yogi Adityanath to finalise the rest applicants for the Uttar Pradesh meeting polls.

    The BJP leaders additionally held conferences with Apnal Dal chief Anupriya Patel and Nishad Celebration chief Sanjay Nishad to finalise the seat sharing settlement.

    The elections for the Uttar Pradesh meeting polls will probably be held in seven stages ranging from February 10.

  • UP polls: Political events locked in combat of songs as campaigning intensifies

    By way of PTI

    LUCKNOW: Within the combat for the Uttar Pradesh meeting elections, a musical warfare has damaged out between political events which might be resorting to catchy marketing campaign songs to advertise their insurance policies and ideologies.

    The Election Fee has imposed restrictions on ballot rallies until January 22 within the wake of emerging COVID-19 circumstances within the 5 poll-going states.

    After the BJP, Congress and Samajwadi Birthday party, the Aam Aadmi Birthday party too has launched its theme tune for the elections.

    Even though, the customized of resorting to songs all over elections is outdated, with the marketing campaign going digital because of the Covid pandemic, the contest amongst events to snatch the eye of citizens has handiest intensified.

    Whilst the ruling BJP refers back to the birthday party’s “Hindutva delight” and the “building” completed underneath the Yogi Adityanath executive, the opposition Samajwadi Birthday party echoes the socialist sentiments and the achievements of the former executive led via Akhilesh Yadav.

    BJP MPs and Bhojpuri actors Ravi Kishan and Manoj Tiwari have pop out with quite a lot of songs and a few extra are within the pipeline.

    Amongst those, ‘damru jab bajega to dekhna nazara kya hoga’ — it appears regarding the damru of lord Shiva, is moderately in style whilst identical songs like ‘jo Ram ko laye haye, hum unko layenge’ (those that have introduced lord Ram, we can convey them to energy) and ‘mandir banne laga hai, bhagwa rang chadhne laga hai’ (development of temple has begun, saffron color is on the upward push) are testomony to BJP leveraging at the upcoming Ram temple in Ayodhya.

    “The Election Fee has banned election rallies and conferences until January 22. In the sort of scenario, BJP needs to make a spot within the hearts and minds of citizens via songs. The birthday party will take those songs to each and every voter via its social media staff,” BJP’s state media in-charge Manish Dixit instructed PTI.

    In the meantime, the SP’s songs promise to finish all “woes” of the folks whether it is voted to energy whilst emphasising on how the socialist ideology guarantees welfare of all sections of the society.

    One of the vital songs like ‘hunkara’, ‘janata pukarti hai’ (persons are calling) and ‘jai-jai samajwadi’ (hail samajwadi) are all in regards to the paintings completed via the former SP executive and giving hope to the folks to resolve their issues if it involves energy once more.

    SP nationwide spokesperson Ashutosh Verma mentioned the songs ring a bell with the unemployed formative years, farmers, labourers, girls, exploited and downtrodden sections and the birthday party intends to “heal their wounds”.

    Those songs will resonate in each and every village and the city of the state and can remind the folks of ways essential the SP executive is for the improvement of all, he mentioned.

    The theme tune of Congress, which claims it’s combating the elections to convey girls into mainstream politics, additionally revolves round them.

    Congress’s media convener Lalan Kumar mentioned the birthday party’s election marketing campaign is being overseen via basic secretary Priyanka Gandhi Vadra and her ideas are obviously mirrored within the songs.

    The AAP, which is contesting on all 403 seats in Uttar Pradesh has launched its tune ‘rajniti ko badalne AAP ayaa hai, pehli baar jhadu chaap aaya hai’ (we’ve come to switch politics) written via the birthday party’s Bihar cultural mobile president Lokesh.

    AAP MP and UP in-charge Sanjay Singh mentioned the tune is in regards to the birthday party’s promise of unfastened electrical energy, training, unemployment allowance and Rs 1,000 per 30 days.

    He mentioned that the birthday party will quickly get a hold of every other tune — ‘subah subah ghar se nikal ke line lag jayega, jhanse mein nahi aayega’ (we can sign up for the queue for vote casting, might not be swayed via someone) A tune for the folks of Purvanchal may be coming quickly, he added.

    Singh mentioned, the AAP has shaped at least 20 groups in each and every meeting constituency and birthday party functionaries and staff will use social media platforms, together with WhatsApp, Fb, Twitter and Instagram, to put across the birthday party’s message via those songs.

    In keeping with political analyst Parvez Ahmed, whether or not it was once the liberty motion or any battle fought for trade, songs play a vital function in uniting folks.

    “Within the actions held every so often, songs had been regarded as as an excessively efficient medium of conveying the viewpoint of the folks collaborating in them,” he mentioned.

    Whether or not it was once the Lok Nayak Jayaprakash Narayan motion or every other marketing campaign, songs had been used successfully and aggressively on all events.

    It’s human nature to get attracted in opposition to songs and track and for this reason songs are the most important even all over elections.

    Extra ceaselessly than no longer, they do the task of having into the hearts and minds of the citizens, he mentioned.

  • May not tie-up with Samajwadi Celebration even for 100 seats now: Chandrashekhar Azad

    Through PTI

    NOIDA: The Aazad Samaj Celebration on Tuesday stated it’ll not manner the SP for a tie-up for the Uttar Pradesh Meeting elections despite the fact that Akhilesh Yadav gives it 100 seats.

    Aazad Samaj Celebration (ASP) leader Chandrashekhar Azad stated his birthday party is open to sewing an alliance with others and maintained that his battle has at all times been with the RSS and the BJP.

    The birthday party had stated final week that efforts have been being made to shape a 3rd entrance of a number of opposition events, it seems that after war of words over seat sharing with Akhilesh Yadav-led Samajwadi Celebration (SP).

    “I’ve made it transparent. The time used to be until nowadays (Tuesday) for the chief whom I had approached for an alliance to forestall the BJP. I announce this nowadays that we don’t seem to be going with them (SP). Now, despite the fact that they provide us 100 seats we will be able to no longer tie-up with them as a result of it is a subject of self-respect,” Azad instructed journalists.

    On Yadav announcing he would prolong toughen to the ASP, the flowery Dalit chief stated he’s a attorney via training and understands neatly the variation within the language of toughen and taunt, in a veiled assault at the SP president who had presented two seats to the ASP not too long ago.

    He stated employees and activists of the Bhim Military, a Dalit outfit he based, and the ASP are sturdy sufficient to compete within the polls and feature a achieve at village degree.

    “It’s true that we’re open to forming tie-ups with different events. Round 50 small outfits are sitting at our place of work now as we discuss however now we have come for the click convention right here because it used to be pre-scheduled,” Azad claimed.

    He added that ASP won’t box applicants in opposition to the RLD, which has a tie-up with the SP for the UP polls as a result of recognize for the Jayant Chaudhary-led birthday party,which had presented the ASP the 2 seats that Yadav used to be speaking about.

    Elections to the 403 seats of the UP Meeting will happen in seven levels, starting February 10.

    The effects can be introduced on March 10.

  • Samajwadi Birthday party desires Mamata Banerjee to marketing campaign for it in UP: Kiranmay Nanda

    Via PTI

    KOLKATA: Samajwadi Birthday party vice-president Kiranmay Nanda Monday stated that the celebration desires West Bengal Leader Minister Mamata Banerjee to marketing campaign for it within the upcoming Uttar Pradesh meeting election.

    Nanda returned from Uttar Pradesh on Monday and is scheduled to fulfill Banerjee at her place of dwelling on January 18 night when the topic can be mentioned.

    “The best way Mamata Banerjee fought towards BJP within the Bengal meeting ballot used to be unparalleled. All the country noticed the battle she had submit towards the BJP’s juggernaut. The Samajwadi Birthday party and our celebration president Akhilesh Yadav desires her to marketing campaign for us within the UP Meeting ballot. Banerjee had early communicated to Akhilesh Yadav that if wanted she’s going to marketing campaign for the celebration,” he informed PTI.

    Akhilesh Yadav stocks an overly cordial relation with Banerjee and had attended the grand opposition assembly hosted through the TMC supremo in January 2019.

    The election in all 403 Meeting seats of the politically maximum necessary state will probably be held in seven levels from February 10 to March 7.

    Nanda stated many of the marketing campaign is being held nearly because of COVID restrictions.

    Praising the TMC supremo, he stated, “Mamata Banerjee is a sturdy chief and the best way she fought towards BJP is a lesson for all the opposition. I’m right here to talk about together with her the agenda for the marketing campaign, be it digital or in individual. I will be able to meet her on Tuesday”.

    Banerjee had led TMC to a emphatic win in West Bengal for the 3rd consecutive time period in 2021 within the face of a stiff problem through BJP.

    One of the vital longest-serving fisheries minister of West Bengal right through the Left Entrance regime, Nanda had merged his celebration – West Bengal Socialist Birthday party with Samajwadi Birthday party in 2010.

    Throughout the prime octane West Bengal meeting polls in 2021, SP had made up our minds towards contesting and prolonged its make stronger to the ruling TMC.

  • UP polls: Unfazed via FIR, Chhattisgarh CM Bhupesh Baghel continues achieving out to public

    Through PTI

    NOIDA: Unfazed via an FIR in opposition to him, Chhattisgarh Leader Minister Bhupesh Baghel on Monday persisted achieving out to the general public and held door-to-door campaigns in Dadri and Jewar spaces of Gautam Buddh Nagar for the Uttar Pradesh Meeting polls in favour of Congress applicants.

    Baghel, the Congress’ observer for the polls in UP, held door-to-door campaigns for candidate Deepak Bhati ‘Chotiwala’ in Dadri and Manoj Chaudhary from Jewar, an afternoon after an FIR used to be lodged in opposition to him for flouting COVID-19 norms all the way through a ballot marketing campaign in Noida.

    “CM Baghel went on a door-to-door marketing campaign in Bisrakh and Dujana villages of Dadri and knowledgeable them about public welfare schemes applied in Chhattisgarh. He exhorted other folks to upward thrust above the politics of caste and faith and vote the Congress into energy in UP for development and construction,” a Congress observation learn.

    With Baghel looking for improve for him, Deepak Bhati, who’s pitted in opposition to BJP’s sitting Dadri MLA Tejpal Nagar, exuded self assurance of the Congress profitable the seat this time.

    The Chhattisgarh leader minister later visited the Jewar Meeting constituency, the place he held indoor conferences with native citizens in Devta and Kishorepur villages.

    In keeping with the Congress, amongst the ones Baghel met have been villagers suffering from the Noida Global Airport, a mega greenfield mission for which land has been obtained via the UP executive from other folks in Jewar house.

    In Jewar, Congress’ Manoj Chaudhary has been fielded to tackle BJP’s in style MLA Dhirendra Singh.

    Singh had hand over the Congress to enroll in the BJP forward of the 2017 Meeting polls in UP.

    Dadri has 5.86 lakh electorate whilst Jewar has 3.46 lakh electorate.

    Elections to those seats will likely be hung on February 10 and effects will likely be introduced on March 10.

  • Alliance with BJP ultimate, Nishad celebration will contest 15 seats in UP: Sanjay Nishad

    By means of PTI

    LUCKNOW: Nishad celebration president Sanjay Nishad on Sunday mentioned they’re going to contest in 15 meeting constituencies in Uttar Pradesh as a part of an alliance with the BJP, however the seats are but to be finalised.

    Nishad mentioned he’s going to meet senior BJP leaders, together with Amit Shah, in Delhi on Monday to finalise the constituencies the place the celebration will box its applicants.

    “Now we have were given 15 seats (out of 403 seats) to contest in alliance with the BJP. The seats are virtually ultimate. Many of the seats are in ‘Purvanchal’ (East UP) and a few are in ‘Paschimanchal’ (West).”

    “There are some seats which we need to trade because of converting equations. We’re focusing now not simplest on seat however ‘jeet’ (victory),” Nishad informed PTI when requested about his proposed assembly with Union House Minister Shah.

    The Nirbal Indian Shoshit Hamara Aaam Dal, or Nishad celebration, was once shaped in 2016 and its leaders declare to experience strengthen of the Nishad group, which is among the Different Backward Categories (OBC).

    Nishad mentioned his celebration has constructed cadre base everywhere the state and has considerable affect in Gorakhpur, Ballia, Sant Kabir Nagar, Ambedkar Nagar, Jaunpur, Bhadohi, Sultanpur, Faizabad, Chitrakoot, Jhansi, Banda, Hamipur and Etawah districts, amongst others.

    The celebration fielded 100 applicants within the final meeting election in 2017 in alliance with the Peace Birthday celebration of India, Apna Dal and the Jan Adhikar Birthday celebration, however may just win only one seat — Gyanpur in Bhadohi district.

    Nishad, now a member of the Legislative Council, had contested the final meeting election from Gorakhpur Rural and got here 3rd.

    Within the 2018 Lok Sabha by-election, Sanjay Nishad’s son Praveen Kumar Nishad was once a Samajwadi Birthday celebration candidate and wrested the Gorakhpur constituency from the BJP which have been profitable the seat since 1989.

    Praveen Kumar Nishad is now a BJP MP from Sant Kabir Nagar.

    The Nishad group is the second one biggest demographic staff in Gorakhpur, the house turf of Uttar Pradesh Leader Minister Yogi Adityanath.

    Requested concerning the restrictions imposed by way of the Election Fee on bodily rallies because of the coronavirus pandemic and the way his celebration will handle it, Sanjay Nishad mentioned, “Now we have related early life employees who broadly use social media and virtual places of work of the celebration is purposeful in 70 districts (out of general 75). We’re energetic on social media platforms akin to Twitter, Fb and WhatsApp.”

    He mentioned the celebration is finalising its applicants after verifying their social and financial backgrounds.

    At the allegations of rival events that the BJP will probably be fielding other folks with felony background from his celebration’s quota, Nishad mentioned, “We will be able to move throughout the symbol of each and every candidate and his acceptance amongst celebration employees and other folks. If other folks and employees like a candidate, he may also be given a possibility.”

    On some BJP MLAs and ministers belonging to backward castes becoming a member of the Samajwadi Birthday celebration forward of the election, Nishad mentioned, “That they had no recognition. They have been praising and giving sure record card for High Minister and Leader Minister from dias throughout programmes. Now, after they changed into powerless because of the imposition of the fashion code of habits by way of the EC, they left the celebration. Other folks now perceive such other folks.”

    Requested which celebration is the principle challenger to the BJP, he mentioned apparently the SP is in direct struggle with the BJP, however added that the ruling coalition will win greater than 300 seats.

    “BJP takes all castes alongside. Within the first checklist of applicants, majority of OBCs got tickets. Its acceptance is excellent at the flooring additionally because of works performed by way of each the central and state governments,” he mentioned.

    He additionally took a swipe at Suheldev Bhartiya Samaj Birthday celebration (SBSP) chief Om Prakash Rajbhar announcing “even other folks of his house don’t give significance to him”.

    The SBSP is contesting the election in alliance with the Samajwadi Birthday celebration.

    The meeting polls in Uttar Pradesh will probably be held in seven stages between February 10 and March 7 and the consequences will probably be introduced on March 10.

  • UP polls: After being denied price ticket, ‘Gulabi Gang’ leader Sampat Buddy quits Congress

    Via PTI

    CHITRAKUT: ‘Gulabi Gang’ commander Sampat Buddy on Sunday mentioned she has resigned from the Congress because the celebration denied her a price ticket for the approaching Meeting elections in Uttar Pradesh.

    Conserving the state Congress leaders and the observers immediately accountable for denying her the price ticket, Buddy mentioned she’s going to apprise concerning the ‘inside politicking’ to the Congress most sensible brass in New Delhi.

    Buddy had contested the Meeting polls from Mau-Manikpur seat at the Congress price ticket within the 2012 and 2017 polls.

    Whilst she secured simplest 2,203 votes within the 2012 polls, she sponsored 40,524 votes in 2017 when she used to be the SP-Congress best friend candidate.

    The Congress, this time, has changed her with Ranjana Bhartilal Pandey.

    Buddy runs a ladies’s organisation named ‘Gulabi Gang’.

    The 2014 Bollywood film ‘Gulaab Gang’ that includes Madhuri Dixit and Juhi Chawla, used to be extensively regarded as to be impressed by way of Buddy and her organisation.

  • UP polls: AAP fields ex-Apple worker Pankaj Awana from Noida

    Through PTI

    NOIDA: The Aam Aadmi Birthday celebration (AAP) on Sunday introduced Pankaj Awana, a former worker of tech large Apple, as its candidate from Noida for the Uttar Pradesh meeting elections.

    The AAP additionally fielded Poonam Singh and Sanjay Chechi from the Jewar and Dadri meeting seats, respectively, because it launched its first checklist of 150 applicants for the polls within the politically a very powerful state.

    The birthday party had in September ultimate yr simplest introduced names of Awana and Singh as ‘possible applicants’ from their respective seats.

    Gautam Buddh Nagar adjacent Delhi, the place the AAP is in energy, has 3 meeting seats — Noida, Dadri and Jewar, and those have 6,90,231, 5,86,889 and three,46,425 electorate, respectively.

    All 3 seats are lately held through the BJP with Pankaj Singh in Noida, Tejpal Singh Nagar in Dadri and Dhirendra Singh in Jewar.

    The BJP on Saturday as soon as once more declared the 3 as its applicants from those seats.

    The Bahujan Samaj Birthday celebration and the Congress have additionally introduced their applicants at the 3 seats, which can move to polls on February 10.

    The election effects shall be out on March 10.

    At 55, the birthday party gave the utmost selection of tickets to applicants from backward categories within the checklist.

    The checklist used to be launched through AAP Rajya Sabha MP Sanjay Singh at a press convention right here this afternoon.

    He mentioned the AAP will contest on all 403 meeting seats and the names of the remainder of the applicants shall be introduced quickly.

    The birthday party has given tickets to 55 applicants from backward categories, 36 Brahmins, 31 Scheduled Castes and 14 Muslims, amongst others, he mentioned.

    Singh mentioned the AAP has fielded excellent and deserving applicants within the election.

    “Within the first checklist, there are 8 applicants who’ve finished MBA.

    Except for this, there are 38 postgraduates, 4 docs, 8 who’ve executed PhD, seven engineers and 39 graduates.

    8 girls had been given tickets within the first checklist,” he mentioned.

    “Now it’s as much as the folks of UP to elect those deserving applicants and ship them to the Vidhan Sabha and wipe out the dirt in politics,” he mentioned.

    The Uttar Pradesh Meeting polls shall be held in seven levels between February 10 and March 7.

    The counting of votes will happen on March 10.

  • UP polls: In viral video, BJP chief makes objectionable feedback in opposition to birthday celebration MLA

    Through PTI

    BALRAMPUR: A video has long gone viral on social media purportedly appearing an Uttar Pradesh BJP chief making objectionable remarks in opposition to a birthday celebration MLA.

    Within the round one-minute lengthy video, Chandra Ram Chaudhary, who could also be the chairman of the Lok Kala Sanskriti and Tharu Janjaati Vikas Board, stated other people will beat sitting BJP legislator from Gaisri meeting constituency Shailesh Kumar Singh ‘Shailu’ with sneakers.

    The video was once allegedly shot on Saturday.

    Chaudhary hails from the Tharu group and sought a price ticket for himself from Gaisri, which is his place of origin and has a sizeable selection of Tharus.

    If It’s not that i am given price ticket from Gaisri, then nobody can assist BJP win the constituency.

    Even the OBCs are indignant with the BJP, he stated within the video.

    District BJP leader Pradeep Singh stated he has were given details about the topic and it’s being investigated.