The team of Jan Ki Baat spoke to a few residents of Gomti Nagar, Lucknow, regarding the upcoming State elections. An owner of a stall in the city believed that Akhilesh Yadav did not need to join forces with another party, much less Congress, to win this election. Congress┬Т image is quite marred in UP, therefore the alliance is a risky one. AKhilesh Yadav┬Тs SP could have won by itself, he emphasizes. Another citizen, too, came out in support of Akhilesh Yadav, saying that he had done a lot for the people of Lucknow. ┬УI usually vote for the BJP but I want the SP to come back to power because of all the good it has done in the city┬Ф, the man reiterated. State and Centre are two different levels altogether and Akhilesh Yadav seems to be a good man for the State of Uttar Pradesh. Everyone would┬Тve similar views if the benefits of SP┬Тs initiatives could reach them, he said quite confidently; Akhilesh Yadav┬Тs party would have no problem if only its welfare schemes reached all of UP.
Uttar Pradesh┬Тs 400+ seats are currently divided into 229 held by Samajwadi Party, 79 by SP┬Тs Opposition, the Bahujan Samajwadi Party and the BJP and Congress controlling 41 and 29 seats, respectively. There┬Тs an indication that the 2017 UP Elections may witness SP and BJP contesting against each other. The dates for the UP Elections were announced recently; it would begin on February 11 and continue till March 8, with 5 other Phases in between.
UP has been a site of battle for decades now due to its size, demography and geographic location. One would soon able to witness this battle.
