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Uttar Pradesh LS Polls: Polling commenced for 10 seats in Uttar Pradesh, including Mainpuri, in the third phase of the Lok Sabha elections. Over 1.89 crore voters will decide the fate of 100 candidates. This phase is crucial for the Yadav family, with Dimple Yadav aiming to retain Mainpuri, Akshaya Yadav contesting for Firozabad, and Aditya Yadav making his debut from Budaun. Other key candidates include Union Minister S P Singh Baghel, Tourism Minister Jayveer Singh, and Minister of State for Revenue Anoop Pradhan Balmiki. The BJP has fielded five new faces in this phase.
Ahead of the 2014 Lok Sabha elections, when the BJP was desperately trying to return to power at the Centre, the party tried to woo Kalyan by offering a safe seat to his son Rajveer.
The BJP's success after Modi's selection as its prime ministerial candidate in 2013 shows that in politics, whatever the ailment, with the right diagnosis and treatment, a revival is always on the cards.
It is not a coincidence that Amit Shah talked about Singh creating “a fear-free” government in UP. This statement is intrinsically linked with the BJP's ongoing campaign for the assembly elections.