New Delhi: The troubles of BJP are increasing in UP. Many party leaders are leaving the party by resigning. A total of 11 MLAs have resigned so far. These include ministers like Swami Prasad Maurya. In the midst of all this, the meeting of the Central Election Committee held today for the UP Assembly elections is over. 172 candidates have been decided in this meeting. Both Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath and Deputy Chief Minister Keshav Prasad Maurya are likely to be fielded.
Giving information after the meeting, UP Deputy CM Keshav Prasad Maurya said that 172 assembly seats were discussed in the meeting. He said that the strategy was also discussed that the way BJP had won the state in 2017 elections, it will get a grand victory in 2022.
BJP President JP Nadda, Union Minister Rajnath Singh and Nitin Gadkari attended this meeting through video conferencing. At the same time, many other leaders including Home Minister Amit Shah and Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath attended this meeting. An announcement regarding seat sharing can be made soon.
Let us inform that the names of the candidates appearing in the first three phases were finalized on Wednesday. The seat sharing formula can be announced today. An announcement regarding seat sharing can be made soon. According to sources, Yogi Adityanath may be fielded from Ayodhya and Keshav Prasad Maurya from Sirathu constituency. Apart from this, Dinesh Sharma can contest from any seat in Lucknow.
first published:Jan. 13, 2022, 4:57 p.m.
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