The BSP, which normally does not contest by-elections, has made an exception this time and said it will contest seats.
The BSP will field candidates for 10 seats, of which nine fell vacant after the election of sitting legislators to the Lok Sabha. And Sisamau seat in Kanpur was declared vacant after the disqualification of MLA Irfan Solanki, who was convicted by a court in a criminal case.
Mayawati has also made it clear that despite the LS poll debacle, the BSP will also go it alone in the by-elections.
The party coordinators have been asked to select the candidates and send the list to the party office for approval. Party leaders have been asked to start preparations for the by-elections by organizing meetings in the constituencies.
On the other hand, ASP chief Chandra Shekhar Aazad said that he had appointed officials for four Assembly seats (Aligarh), Meerapur (Muzaffarnagar), Kundarki (Moradabad) and Ghaziabad Sadar (Ghaziabad).
ASP state president Sunil Kumar Chittod said the party will hold meetings in Phulpur (Prayagraj), Manjhwa (Bhadohi), Katehri (Ambedkar Nagar), Milkipur (Ayodhya), Sisamau (Kanpur) and Karhal (Mainpuri). After this, the party will announce the names of those responsible for all the remaining seats.
Chittod said, adding that the by-elections will be an opportunity for the ASP to expand its presence in other districts after winning the Nagina seat in the LS polls.
“Party workers are optimistic. We have also decided to contest the by-elections in nagar panchayats and nagar palika Parisads in several districts as well,” he said.
In the 2024 Lok Sabha elections, Chandra Shekhar Aazad emerged victorious by defeating his closest rival Om Kumar of the BJP. BSP candidate Surendra Pal Singh was pushed to the fourth position.
The shift of Dalit voters towards the ASP left the BSP worried.
The Assembly by-elections will also set the stage for a show of strength by Akash Anand, whom Mayawati reinstated in the key post of national coordinator earlier this week.
In the 2024 LS elections, Akash launched the party's election campaign from Nagina to counter the influence of Chandra Shekhar Aazad. He addressed public meetings in Dalit-dominated constituencies across UP and subsequently his rallies were postponed following the registration of FIR in a hate speech case in Sitapur on April 29.
On May 7, Mayawati removed him from the position of national coordinator and his political successor.
After reinstating Akash in both key posts, Mayawati told party leaders to support and encourage her nephew, adding that he should be given due respect in party platforms and party cadres should work in unison to ensure his success in politics.
With Chandra Shekar Aazad leading the ASP campaign, the fight for Dalit votes between both Dalit grassroots parties.
The BSP will field candidates for 10 seats, of which nine fell vacant after the election of sitting legislators to the Lok Sabha. And Sisamau seat in Kanpur was declared vacant after the disqualification of MLA Irfan Solanki, who was convicted by a court in a criminal case.
Mayawati has also made it clear that despite the LS poll debacle, the BSP will also go it alone in the by-elections.
The party coordinators have been asked to select the candidates and send the list to the party office for approval. Party leaders have been asked to start preparations for the by-elections by organizing meetings in the constituencies.
On the other hand, ASP chief Chandra Shekhar Aazad said that he had appointed officials for four Assembly seats (Aligarh), Meerapur (Muzaffarnagar), Kundarki (Moradabad) and Ghaziabad Sadar (Ghaziabad).
ASP state president Sunil Kumar Chittod said the party will hold meetings in Phulpur (Prayagraj), Manjhwa (Bhadohi), Katehri (Ambedkar Nagar), Milkipur (Ayodhya), Sisamau (Kanpur) and Karhal (Mainpuri). After this, the party will announce the names of those responsible for all the remaining seats.
Chittod said, adding that the by-elections will be an opportunity for the ASP to expand its presence in other districts after winning the Nagina seat in the LS polls.
“Party workers are optimistic. We have also decided to contest the by-elections in nagar panchayats and nagar palika Parisads in several districts as well,” he said.
In the 2024 Lok Sabha elections, Chandra Shekhar Aazad emerged victorious by defeating his closest rival Om Kumar of the BJP. BSP candidate Surendra Pal Singh was pushed to the fourth position.
The shift of Dalit voters towards the ASP left the BSP worried.
The Assembly by-elections will also set the stage for a show of strength by Akash Anand, whom Mayawati reinstated in the key post of national coordinator earlier this week.
In the 2024 LS elections, Akash launched the party's election campaign from Nagina to counter the influence of Chandra Shekhar Aazad. He addressed public meetings in Dalit-dominated constituencies across UP and subsequently his rallies were postponed following the registration of FIR in a hate speech case in Sitapur on April 29.
On May 7, Mayawati removed him from the position of national coordinator and his political successor.
After reinstating Akash in both key posts, Mayawati told party leaders to support and encourage her nephew, adding that he should be given due respect in party platforms and party cadres should work in unison to ensure his success in politics.
With Chandra Shekar Aazad leading the ASP campaign, the fight for Dalit votes between both Dalit grassroots parties.
