Charged up with exit polls predictions on Saturday that the BJP-led National Democratic Alliance (NDA) is expected to make a clean sweep, Uttar Pradesh Deputy Chief Minister Brijesh Pathak said the NDA will win all 80 seats in the state.
Samajwadi Party chief Akhilesh Yadav on Saturday exuded confidence in forming the government of the INDIA bloc at the Centre after the Lok Sabha elections results will be declared on June 4 and said that the Bharatiya Janata Party will not cross 140 seats.
RJD leader Tejashwi Yadav, AAP MP Raghav Chadha, Jharkhand Chief Minister Champai Soren, and Shiv Sena (UBT) leader Anil Desai were among the leaders who arrived here today.
The prominent candidates in Ballia include Lallan Singh Yadav from the Bahujan Samaj Party (BSP), Neeraj Shekhar from the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP), and Sanatan Pandey from the Samajwadi Party (SP).
Samajwadi Party's Lok Sabha candidate from Ghazipur, Afzal Ansari cast his vote at a polling booth in the constituency on Saturday. He is pitted against BJP's Paras Nath Rai and BSP's Umesh Kumar Singh.
Samajwadi Party chief Akhilesh Yadav on Friday appealed to the party workers, office bearers and candidates to remain vigilant and "not get misled by BJP's exit polls."
Bahujan Samaj Party's Chandigarh candidate Ritu Singh on Thursday came down heavily on Congress and claimed that the party is standing against the reservation of backward communities like SC and ST.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Thursday appealed voters of Varanasi to set a new record in voting on June 1, adding that the election for Kashi signifies the creation of not only 'Navkashi' but also a developed India.
Taking a swipe at Congress leader Rahul Gandhi and Samajwadi Party leader Akhilesh Yadav, Union Home Minister Amit Shah on Wednesday said that they will blame EVMs for their defeat after the Lok Sabha election results are out.