In the Saharanpur Lok Sabha constituency of Uttar Pradesh, both the primary contenders—the Samajwadi Party-Congress alliance and the BJP—are apprehensive about the potential polarization of voters. The BJP has nominated Raghav Lakhanpal Sharma, who previously contested from the same constituency in 2019 without success. This time, the party is banking on the belief that the presence of BSP s Majid Ali in the race will diminish the likelihood of Muslim votes consolidating in favor of Congress-SP alliance candidate
People of the tribal community gathered in the fair in large numbers and made purchases ahead of the festival of colours, Holi. Visitors from far-flung places too turned up to have a glimpse of the traditional culture at the haat.