Uttar Pradesh chief minister Yogi Adityanath and his Madhya Pradesh counterpart Mohan Yadav held public rallies at the ‘Ma Kailadevi Dham’ temple area in Sambhal to consolidate backing in crucial Yadav-dominated areas. Both CMs sought blessings at the ancient temple, paying homage to the deity deeply revered by the Yadavs. The rally's momentum extended to Babrala town in the Gunnaur assembly constituency, a Samajwadi Party stronghold due to its substantial Yadav populace. Sambhal goes to the polls in the third of the seven-phase polls on Tuesday.
Samajwadi Party’s Lok Sabha candidate from Sambhal, Zia ur Rahman Barq, was booked for presenting gangsters-turned-politicians Atiq Ahmad, Mukhtar Ansari, and Md Shahabuddin as 'heroes' and seeking votes at a poll meeting purportedly in the name of their 'sacrifice'. He was booked under IPC sections 171-C, 153-A, and 188 after a complaint by sector magistrate Harishankar Prasad.