Akhilesh Yadav (file photo)
The Election Commission on Monday changed the dates for by-elections in three states including Uttar Pradesh. Meanwhile, Samajwadi Party chief Akhilesh Yadav took a dig at the BJP over this. The SP chief said that this is an old trick of the BJP. He also took a dig at the BJP and said, “If we delay, we will lose worse.”
Samajwadi Party chief Akhilesh Yadav said the BJP has never been so weak. First the by-elections to Mirkipur in Ayodhya were postponed and now the dates for the by-elections for the remaining seats have been changed. In fact, the Election Commission has changed the polling dates at the behest of the Congress, Janata Dal and Janata Dal and many other political parties.
“As soon as the People’s Party got wind of it…”
SP chief and Kannauj MP Akhilesh Yadav attacked the BJP through a post about his predecessor. He wrote that the fact is that due to massive unemployment in Uttar Pradesh, people traveling to various parts of the country for work come to Uttar Pradesh after the Diwali and Chas holidays. We will vote to defeat the BJP in the by-elections.
If you delay any longer, you will lose even more!
First the Mirkipur by-election was postponed, and now the dates for by-elections in the remaining seats, the BJP has never been weaker.
In fact, due to massive unemployment in Uttar Pradesh, people going to work from across the country come to Uttar Pradesh after the Diwali and Chas holidays.
— Akhilesh Yadav (@yadavakhilesh) November 4, 2024
He further wrote, “As soon as the BJP came to know about this, it postponed the by-election so that people’s leave was over and they could go back without voting.” This is an old trick of the BJP. If we lose, we avoid it. “First with the postponement of Mirkipur by-elections and now with the dates for by-elections in the remaining seats, the BJP has never been weaker,” the Socialist Party chief wrote.
Seat changes in Uttar Pradesh, Kerala and Punjab
In fact, the Election Commission has changed the dates for by-elections in many seats in Uttar Pradesh, Kerala and Punjab. The vote will now be held here on November 20, rather than November 13 as previously proposed. However, the Election Commission took this decision at the behest of political parties. Political parties have indicated that turnout for the by-election on November 13 may be reduced due to the holiday.
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Kartik Purnima is on 15th November. In Uttar Pradesh, people travel three to four days in advance. Meanwhile, according to the Kerala Congress, a majority of voters in Palakkad seat will celebrate Kalpati Rastolavam from November 13 to 15. Apart from this, the Punjab Congress proposed to the Election Commission to change the date of the 555th Prakash Parv held on November 15 by Sri Guru Nanak Dev.
