The stage is set for the first electoral showdown between the BJP and an INDIA bloc constituent in Uttar Pradesh, with leaders of both sides going all out to drum up support for their candidates for the September 5 Ghosi assembly bypoll.
The Congress and the Left parties have not only extended support to the Samajwadi Party (SP) candidate but are also campaigning for him, in accordance with the spirit of the new Opposition togetherness ahead of next year's general election.
Though not a major force in Uttar Pradesh, Arvind Kejriwal's AAP is also drumming up support for the SP nominee.