UP polls phase 4: Voting underway in 59 Assembly Seats, Defence Minister Rajnath Singh casts vote in Lucknow
Defence Minister Rajnath Singh on Wednesday exuded confidence over Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP)'s victory in the Uttar Pradesh Assembly elections stating it is an "undeniable possibility" that the number of seats the party will win will increase this time.
Voting is underway for the fourth phase of the elections in Uttar Pradesh on Wednesday in 59 Assembly seats which are spread across the districts of Pilibhit, Lakhimpur Kheri, Sitapur, Hardoi, Unnao, Lucknow, Rae Bareli, Banda, and Fatehpur.(PTI)
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Defence Minister Rajnath Singh cast his vote at a polling booth in Lucknow.(PTI)
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"BJP will not only repeat the history but it is also an undeniable possibility that our number of seats will increase," Defence Minister Rajnath Singh told media persons in Lucknow.(PTI)
Pankaj Singh, son of Defence Minister Rajnath Singh, said that the party will get around 350 seats as it has done development works in Uttar Pradesh.(HT Photo/Deepak Gupta)
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"We are going to get around 350 seats. Development work done, work has been done to protect our identity, culture, and traditions. I think people have accepted it. SP-BSP-Congress are going to become history like Article 370 and 35A," Pankaj Singh, BJP MLA and candidate from Noida told media persons today.(PTI)
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Tribals and farmers affected by the Ken-Betwa river-linking project stage a symbolic Chita Andolan (pyre protests), Jal Satyagraha and hanging satyagraha by placing nooses around their necks, over their demands of better compensation and rehabilitation, in Chhatarpur district, Madhya Pradesh. The 15-day protest ended after police removed them from site.
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Parallelly, the crackdown on protesters to maintain law and order situation in the sensitive areas of Central Delhi continued with lathi charge, tear gas firing etc.
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Television evangilist Joni Lamb sings a praise song during 'Celebration', a show that she and her husband Marcus host on the Daystar Network, on July 30, 2001.
