GG News Bureau
Uttar Pradesh, 23rd November. As the BJP took a significant lead on six seats in the Uttar Pradesh bypolls on Saturday, state Congress President Ajay Rai leveled serious accusations against the Yogi Adityanath-led government. Rai alleged that the ruling government had used state machinery, including the police, to influence the outcome of the elections, which were conducted in nine constituencies across the state.
Rai strongly criticized the electoral process, claiming that voters were intimidated and threatened during the bypolls. “It was already decided in Uttar Pradesh that the government was fighting the elections with the help of its machinery and police to win the elections. The result of that has come out… All the machineries, and police administration was deployed, voters were intimidated and threatened. This is a complete murder of democracy,” Rai said.
Rai also referred to the political climate in Jharkhand, where the INDIA alliance had secured a lead in the state. He credited the Mahagathbandhan (Grand Alliance) government in Jharkhand for its good governance, claiming that the public was angered by BJP’s attempts to break the unity of local leaders using “money and muscle power.”
Meanwhile, Tej Pratap Singh Yadav, the Samajwadi Party (SP) candidate from the Karhal Assembly seat, echoed similar sentiments, accusing the administration of abusing its power during the by-elections. Yadav alleged that people in the Meerapur and Kundarki constituencies were harassed, with BJP-backed officials exerting undue pressure on voters. “The way the administration abused power and constantly harassed our people, our activists, and the people here, we contested the elections very strongly, and we hope that we will win with a good margin,” Yadav said, adding that viral videos from election day exposed the undue influence of the police in BJP’s favor.
By 2:20 PM, the Election Commission of India reported that the BJP was leading in six seats: Kundarki, Ghaziabad, Khair, Phulpur, Katehari, and Majhawan. The Samajwadi Party (SP) was leading in two seats: Sishamau and Karhal, while Jayant Chaudhary’s Rashtriya Lok Dal (RLD) led in the Meerapur seat.
The by-polls, which were held across 48 assembly seats and two Lok Sabha seats in 15 states, have been closely watched, with high-profile contests in Uttar Pradesh and Wayanad, Kerala, where Priyanka Gandhi Vadra made her electoral debut.
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