Areas going to the polls in the second phase have a sizeable Muslim population, who are known to be influenced by religious leaders of the Barelvi and Deoband. The Samajwadi Party reportedly has a larger following among the Muslim electorate in the region.
LUCKNOW: THE 55 ASSEMBLY SEATS GOING TO POLLS IN THE SECOND PHASE OF ELECTIONS IN UTTAR PRADESH IS VERY CRUCIAL FOR THE SP-RLD ALLIANCE AS IT IS HOPING TO GAIN IN THE REGION FROM THE LONG FARMERS` AGITATIONS. THE RULING BJP IS SAID TO BE FACING A STIFF CHALLENGE FROM THE SAMAJWADI PARTY-RASHTRIYA LOK DAL ALLIANCE IN THE SUGARCANE BOWL OF THE STATE.
Of the 55 assembly constituencies, the BJP had won 38 in 2017, Samajwadi Party had bagged 13 and the Congress and Bahujan Samaj Party (BSP) had won two seats each. The SP and the Congress had contested the 2017 Assembly elections in a pre-poll alliance, but the BJP had swept the polls.
Areas going to the polls in the second phase have a sizeable Muslim population, who are known to be influenced by religious leaders of the Barelvi and Deoband. The Samajwadi Party reportedly has a larger following among the Muslim electorate in the region.
Deoband, Rampur, Maniharan, and Gangoh constituencies in Saharanpur and Sambhal and Asmoli in Sambhal are some of the keenly watched out electoral battlegrounds in the second phase of the elections.
