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Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister and BJP’s star campaigner Yogi Adityanath has held election campaigns for several NDA candidates ahead of the third phase of the Lok Sabha elections slated for May 7.
The NDA has fielded new candidates on five seats, including Union ministers, two ministers from the Yogi government, and BJP’s national leaders for the third phase. Notably, Yogi initiated campaigning for NDA alliance candidates on
March 27.
BJP sources here on Sunday said CM Yogi urged the populace to vote for the lotus symbol to secure Narendra Modi’s third term as the Prime Minister. In addition to Uttar Pradesh, he also campaigned in other states. CM Yogi Adityanath made multiple efforts to connect with voters in each seat in the third phase and emphasised the importance of their vote.
A total of ten seats are going to polls in UP in the third phase. In the 2019 elections, victories were clinched by Santosh Gangwar in Bareilly, Sanghmitra Maurya in Budaun, Rajvir Singh Diler in Hathras, and Chandrasen Jadon in Firozabad. Following the passing of Mulayam Singh Yadav in Mainpuri, a by-election ensued, leading to a win for the SP candidate amidst a wave of sympathy.
This time, the BJP has fielded Chhatrapal Singh Gangwar from Bareilly, Jaiveer Singh from Mainpuri, Anoop Pradhan Valmeeki from Hathras, Vishwadeep Singh from Firozabad, and Durvijay Singh Shakya from Budaun.
