Siddharthnagar (Uttar Pradesh) [India], Samajwadi Party chief and candidate from Kannauj Lok Sabha seat, Akhilesh Yadav on Monday said that the ongoing Lok Sabha elections are to protect the Constitution and said that BJP will also win 140 seats in this election. Akhilesh told reporters, "This government has discriminated against farmers, youth and businessmen for ten years. This election is to protect the Constitution. The public will make them (BJP) yearn for 140 seats also." Earlier today, there was a huge uproar in the meeting of SP President in Sant Kabir Nagar, Uttar Pradesh. During this the crowd went out of control. The crowd broke the barricades installed around the stage.
On Sunday, Congress leader Rahul Gandhi and Samajwadi Party president were forced to cut short a public meeting in Prayagraj's Phulpur constituency after the crowd broke barricades and reached the stage, creating a stampede-like situation, with both the leaders Left the rally without addressing the people.Of Phulpu assembly constituency of Prayagraj. This campaign rally was organized in support of Amarnath Maurya, who is contesting on SP ticket from Phulpur Lok Sabha seat. Workers of both Congress and Samajwadi Party went out of control and attempted to reach the stage to get closer to Rahul Gandhi. Akhilesh Yadav. Police were struggling to control the agitated crowd which had crossed the barricades placed in place. Notably, voting for Lok Sabha seats is taking place in Uttar Pradesh in all seven phases.Voting for the first five phases has already been completed, while the remaining phases are scheduled for May 25 and June 1. Counting of votes for all phases has been scheduled for June 4. In the 2017 elections, the BJP won an overwhelming majority. electoral defeat in the state, winning 62 of the 80 Lok Sabha seats, while ally Apna Dal (S) won two more seats, Mayawati's BSP managed to gain 10 seats, while her then alliance partner Akhilesh Yadav's SP Had to be satisfied with only 5 seats. Seats. Congress won just one seat in the state In the 2014 elections, BJP won UP by winning 71 seats, while Congress could only win 2 seats.