From canvassing in ambulances to shedding copious tears over dead relatives, some political leaders have turned the tide in their favour by tugging at voters' heartstrings.
In the previous elections, the SP had scored a duck in Gorakhpur and had failed to bag a single seat. This time, however, the party has kept caste equations in mind while nominating all nine candidates in the district.
BJP winning the Gorakhpur assembly seat has long been a foregone conclusion. And yet, opposition parties seeking to dethrone the UP CM from his home turf have an interesting set of choices.