The governments of SP-BSP -'bua and babua' (Akhilesh and Mayawati) worked to destroy the economy, said Home Minister Amit Shah in an election rally
Many more Muslim girls are going to schools and colleges in the state now, said PM Modi while addressing an election rally in Kanpur Dehat
The PM asked people whether they would like to vote for a party that would create "mafia ganj" in every district of the state
UP polls 2022 LIVE updates, phase 2: Elections will be held in Saharanpur, Bijnor, Moradabad, Sambhal, Rampur, Amroha, Badaun, Bareilly, Shahjahanpur. Catch updates on Uttar Pradesh polls phase 2
'The MLAs of the ruling party are not being allowed to enter villages', said Yadav
Over 2,000 illegal firearms and 165 kg of explosives have also been recovered while preventive action taken against 4.40 lakh people who are likely to disrupt peace during the polls, the Uttar Pradesh
As many as 586 candidates are in the fray in this phase with the seats spread across Saharanpur, Bijnor, Moradabad, Sambhal, Rampur, Amroha, Budaun, Bareilly and Shahjahanpur
From singing songs to frying "puris" and making emotional appeals, the candidates fielded by various political parties in the Uttar Pradesh polls are making every effort to woo the voters
Traditional rivals BJP and Congress are relying on "borrowed" players in the battle for Amethi, the bastion of the Gandhi family which the saffron party has demolished now.
UP CM Adityanath said that the state suffered massive negligence in terms of infrastructural development under the Samajwadi party government.
At an election meeting in Aonla of Bareilly district, Shah said that as BJP president in 2017 he had promised his party would end 'gundaa raj' in Uttar Pradesh
Voting is scheduled to take place on February 14 on 55 assembly seats of the state, spanning the nine districts of western UP
The SP chief raised concerns over the reports of EVMs not functioning properly at several booths during the first phase of polling.
UP election 2022 LIVE updates, phase 1: Districts that go into polls today are Muzaffarnagar, Meerut, Baghpat, Ghaziabad, Shamli, Hapur, Gautam Buddh Nagar, Bulandshahr, Aligarh, Agra and Mathura
The first phase of polling, which started at 7 am and will continue till 6 pm, is being held in 58 assembly seats spread across 11 districts in the western part of the state
Modi targeted the Samajwadi Party and its allies, termed them as "ghor- parivarvadi log"
The first phase will cover the 'Jat-dominant belt' of the western part of the state.
Rashtriya Janata Dal president Lalu Prasad expressed full support for the Samajwadi Party led by Akhilesh Yadav, to whose family one of his daughters is married
After the release of manifestoes by the BJP and the Samajwadi Party (SP) the previous day, the Congress came up with its poll promises on Wednesday
People are suffering due to the wrong policies of the BJP government and are eager to teach a lesson to the anti-people government, said BSP Chief Mayawati