Voting for the statewide elections will take place on May 4 and May 11, with polling in Lucknow in the first phase. Counting of votes will take place on May 13.
Even as less than a week is left for the first phase of the urban local bodies elections on May 4, the opposition parties – Samajwadi Party, Bahujan Samaj Party and Congress – are conspicuous by their absence in the poll campaign.
Congress general secretary and UP
For the parties, the selection of candidates for the urban local body election has become a headache with aspirants rebelling in case of the denial of the ticket.