Union home minister Amit Shah claimed on Monday that after five phases of election in Uttar Pradesh the BJP has already crossed the half-way mark in the assembly of 403 seats. He also accused the Samajwadi Party and BSP of working on “caste lines”, saying the BJP has worked for all communities since 2017.
“The BJP has reached the majority mark in the first five phases of the UP election. In the sixth and seventh phases, people have to vote for the BJP to form the government with over 300 seats,” Shah said in a public address in Kushinagar, where voting will be held on March 3.
The district has seven assembly seats and the BJP’s Padrauna MLA and minister, Swami Prasad Maurya, an influential leader from the other backward classes, had given a jolt to the BJP by joining the SP. He also addressed rallies in Siddharthnagar, Sant Kabir Nagar and Basti.
Voting has concluded for 292 seats and the last two phases of the election will take place for the remaining 111 seats.