NEW DELHI: As Uttar Pradesh goes to the first of the seven phases of election on Thursday, the BJP government led by chief minister Yogi Adityanath faces a stiff challenge from the opposition parties, particularly the Samajwadi Party, to retain power in the most populous state of the country.
All the major opposition parties - the Mayawati-led Bahujan Samaj Party (BSP), Congress and Akhilesh Yadav-headed SP - have targeted the ruling BJP on a number of issues. They primarily include price rise, unemployment, law and order, year-long farmers’ protest against the now repealed three farm reforms laws and the manner in which the Yogi government handled situations arising out of Covid-19 pandemic in the state.
