Samajwadi Party, Bahujan Samaj Party (BSP) and Congress have been brought to 'zero', with Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath's Bharatiya Janata Party's (BJP) government sweeping the Uttar Pradesh urban local body polls winning the Mayoral seats of all the 17 municipal corporations besides 90 pos
Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday congratulated the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) for its massive win in the Uttar Pradesh urban local body polls, lauding Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath's leadership.
Union Home Minister Amit Shah on Saturday congratulated the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) for its resounding win in the Uttar Pradesh urban local body polls.
In a major shot in the arm for Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath's government, the Bharatiya Janata Party swept the Uttar Pradesh urban local body polls winning the Mayoral seats of all the 17 municipal corporations besides 90 posts of municipality chairman and over 600 wards.
While addressing the media, Pramila Pandey said, "This is a victory of Chief Minister's Yogi Adityanath governance in Kanpur. This is a win for the people of Kanpur."
Uttar Pradesh Deputy Chief Minister Brajesh Pathak on Saturday thanked the people after counting trends for the civic polls put the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) in a clear lead over rivals Samajwadi Party, Bahujan Samaj Party and the Congress in all 17 local bodies.
The State election commission issued a notification that the winning candidates won't be able to take out victory processions. The necessary instructions have been issued to all the concerned officials
As the stage is set for the counting of votes for the urban local body polls and the by-election to two assembly constituencies in Uttar Pradesh on Saturday, security has been tightened on the counting centres across the state on Saturday.
Voting for the second and final phase of urban local body elections in 38 districts in Uttar Pradesh began at 7 am on Thursday amid tight security arrangements.
The polling for the second phase of the urban local body polls will take place on May 11 to elect representatives for the posts across 760 local bodies in the state. The counting of votes will take place on May 13.
Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath on Tuesday exuded confidence in Bharatiya Janata's Party victory in the upcoming first phase of municipal elections to be held on May 4.