- 57 percent voting recorded in Uttar Pradesh’s fifth phase assembly elections till 5 pm
- 51 assembly constituencies go to polls in this phase
- In all, around 1.84 crore voters are expected to use their franchise to decide the fate of the candidates
- In the 2012 assembly polls, the SP had won 37 seats out of 52 (total seats in this phase including Alapur)
- Prominent contestants in this phase include controversial minister Gayatri Prasad Prajapati, Amita Singh and Garima Singh in Amethi, the Lok Sabha constituency of Rahul Gandhi
Election Commission Seizes 4.21 Crore of Cash in Phase V of UP Polls
The election commission on Monday revealed that it seized 4.21 crore of cash, 2.20 lakh litre of liquor worth 6.43 crore, drug worth 47.7 lakh, jewellery worth 53.36 lakh during the 5th phase of polling in UP.
SP Will Be Put on Ventilator After up Polls: Mayawati
BSP chief Mayawati today took a dig at Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Akhilesh Yadav and his wife Dimple Yadav and asserted that the Samajwadi Party will have to be put on ventilator after polls.
SP ke babuaa ko SP ki bhaabhi bhi nahi bacha paayegi (Even the SP’s sister-in-law (Dimple), will not be able to save its much-venerated young man Akhilesh)
Mayawati also said after the poll results are out, the SP will require ventilator support to get the much-needed oxygen.
Her retort came a day after SP MP from Kannauj Dimple Yadav said in Jaunpur, "Buaa ji (Mayawati) has been waiting with a raakhi in her hand. But after SP's alliance with Congress, she is feeling the pain."
Akhilesh Yadav, Rahul Gandhi Address Joint Rally in Gorakhpur
Addressing a joint rally in Gorakhpur, Akhilesh Yadav on Monday took pot shots at Prime Minister Modi and claimed it was the BJP’s fear of the SP-Congress alliance which has has forced it to resort to new political lows.
Alluding to the ‘Kabristan-Shamshaan’ comments of the PM, UP CM urged voters to be cautious of the BJP’s sinister designs.
BJP is trying to create a communal divide between the people. You (voters) should be cautious of their attempts.
Speaking at the rally, Congress Vice President Rahul Gandhi also attacked PM Modi. The Gandhi scion took on the PM for his empty claims made during the election campaign, while also adding;
As soon as he feels threatened he starts spewing venom. It’s in PM Modi’s DNA to spread hatred. It comes naturally to him.
Elderly Woman Votes in Ayodhya
Voters showed great enthusiasm on Monday as many came out to polling stations to choose their future leaders.
Among them was an elderly woman who was seen being helped by family members out of the a polling station in Ayodhya after casting her vote.