BJP hopes to clip Oppn resurgence and win all bypoll seats in UP, political experts say not easy
elections, the BJP has vowed to win all 10 assembly seats, where by-elections are to be held, underlining its dominance in the state and sending a message to the Opposition that its recent resurgence was short-lived. Political observers, however, say it could be an uphill task for the ruling NDA alliance.
Bypolls are to be held on 10 seats that fell vacant after nine MLAs were elected as MPs in this year's Lok Sabha elections and the MLA of Sishamau was convicted and given a seven-year jail sentence. However, the dates for the polls have not been announced yet.
«Let us all pledge that we will achieve 100 per cent victory in the upcoming by-elections on 10 assembly seats,» BJP's UP unit president Bhupendra Singh Chaudhary exhorted party workers at the party's state working committee meeting held on July 14.
Since then the BJP organisation has been making extensive preparations for all 10 seats, including at the booth level, with ministers and party office-bearers assigned the responsibility of one assembly constituency each.
BJP state vice-president and Legislative Council member Vijay Bahadur Pathak told PTI that even though the by-election dates have not been decided, «the party has started extensive preparations.»
BJP and its allies will together win all the 10 seats, asserted Pathak, who is involved in the party's election management.
This won't be easy, political analysts say pointing to the results of the last elections, wrangling for tickets among alliance partners and reported infighting in the party's
