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The first phase of the assembly elections on Wednesday (February in 55 constituencies across ten districts in Central UP and a part of the Terai region would witness a key contest between the BSP, the Congress with the SP and the BJP trying to make it a four-cornered fight.
But the prestige of the Congress and the BSP in particular, are at stake. The BSP swept the 2007 assembly elections here, whereas the Congress dominated the 2009 Lok Sabha elections. The first phase would also decide the fate of several bigwigs who are not in the fray but have put up…
Today is the final day of campaigning before the first phase of the Significant assembly elections in Uttar Pradesh begins on February 8. 55 assembly seats across 10 districts in UP will witness voting in the first phase. All forms of electioneering will conclude in these constituencies today evening in line with the Election Commission’s model code of conduct.
The polls in uttar pradesh especially would be a major test for the Congress what with Rahul Gandhi’s high-voltage campaign in the state. The 40-year-old Gandhi scion has criss-crossed the entire state in the last one year, assiduously working towards reviving the…