Amidst the ongoing counting of votes for the Uttar Pradesh Assembly by-elections, Deputy Chief Minister KP Maurya has criticized the ‘PDA’ formula of the Samajwadi Party, calling it a “family development agency”. He said, “Akhilesh Yadav’s PDA formula is a fraud. It is a ‘family development agency’. His reality has come out in front of the public. The lies and deceit he had spread in the Lok Sabha will no longer work.”
He further said, “They do politics in the name of PDA. But the murderer of a Dalit daughter sits with them. This is unfortunate. Therefore, the 2024 assembly by-elections signal the end of a party like SP.”
#WATCH Lucknow: On UP Assembly by-elections, UP Deputy CM KP Maurya says, “Akhilesh Yadav’s PDA is fraud. It is ‘Parivar Development Agency’. Their reality has come before the people. The lies and deception they propagated in Lok Sabha won’ t work now. Samajwadi Party is going to… pic.twitter.com/ES3CfqqpRi
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Let us tell you that in the by-elections held on nine assembly seats of Uttar Pradesh, the counting of votes is going on from 8 am on Saturday morning amidst tight security, so far the trend is that the ruling Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) led National Democratic Alliance (NDA) is on six seats and the National Democratic Alliance (NDA) is leading on three seats. But the main opposition party of the state, Samajwadi Party (SP) is ahead.
The candidates of Bahujan Samaj Party (BSP) led by former Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Mayawati are far behind. BSP contested all nine seats alone, while Asaduddin Owaisi’s All India Majlis-e-Ittehadul Muslimeen (AIMIM) fielded candidates in Ghaziabad, Kundarki and Mirapur.
Azad Samaj Party (Kanshi Ram) led by Chandrashekhar Azad also contested all the seats except Sisamau. Voting for the by-elections on these nine assembly seats of the state was held on November 20. According to official information, counting of votes on all these nine seats started from 8 am on Saturday morning amid tight security arrangements. A total of 90 candidates are in the fray in the nine assembly constituencies, out of which 11 are women candidates. Counting of votes will be completed in minimum 20 rounds in Sisamau and maximum 32 rounds in Kundarki, Karhal, Phulpur and Majhwan. Three-tier security arrangements have been made to protect the counting venue.
Counting of votes is going on in nine districts of Uttar Pradesh, Muzaffarnagar, Moradabad, Ghaziabad, Aligarh, Mainpuri, Kanpur Nagar, Prayagraj, Ambedkar Nagar and Mirzapur. The Election Commission has deployed nine observers for counting of votes. According to official information, all the counting of votes is being done under CCTV surveillance. Adequate number of central paramilitary forces have also been deployed to ensure smooth counting of votes.
