As several exit polls on Monday predicted that the BJP-led National Democratic Alliance (NDA) will be getting 211-277 seats in the 403-member UP assembly, leaders of Bharatiya Janata Party exuded confidence that the party will get a clear majority and retain the government in the state. Incumbent Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath thanked the BJP supporters for the work and the Election Commission of India (ECI) for conducting free and fair elections.
Predictions for UP
Exit polls showed that the BJP-led NDA is getting anywhere between 211 and 277 seats and its main challenger in the Samajwadi Party-led alliance getting between 119 and 160 seats. India Today’s Axis-My India projected the biggest margin with 288-326 seats for the ruling party.
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Matrize predicted 262-277 seats for the BJP and allies and 119-134 for the Samajwadi Party (SP) and allies in Uttar Pradesh. Most exit polls also predicted a big fall in the fortunes of the Mayawati-led Bahujan Samaj Party (BSP) and a setback for the Congress, which had hoped to retain power in Punjab and make a comeback in states like Uttarakhand and Goa.
The counting of votes will take place on March 10.
Reactions from BJP and Allies
“I thank all the BJP workers. Elections were conducted peacefully in UP. I thank the Election Commission for conducting free and fair elections,” Adityanath said.
उत्तर प्रदेश विधान सभा चुनाव-2022 का अंतिम चरण शांतिपूर्वक संपन्न हो गया है।लोकतंत्र के महोत्सव में अपने मतदान के कर्तव्य का निर्वहन करने वाले प्रत्येक सम्मानित मतदाता का हार्दिक अभिनंदन!
आपका एक वोट प्रदेश में लोकतंत्र और सुशासन को मजबूत करेगा।
भारत माता की जय!
— Yogi Adityanath (@myogiadityanath) March 7, 2022
Taking to social media platform Koo, Uttar Pradesh Deputy Chief Minister Dinesh Sharma said, “People have fought elections in UP. The achievements of the government have reached door to door. I do not predict, but we will have a record of seats. SP, BSP, Congress are far away from us. When there is a possibility of the opposition losing, they find new excuses. First the EVMs, then the Election Commission and the administration, and then the public will be blamed. This is an old trick. This type of reaction of the opposition is natural before the defeat.”
– Dr Dinesh Sharma BJP (@drdineshbjp) 7 Mar 2022
Another Deputy Chief Minister of UP, Keshav Prasad Maurya, said, “Akhilesh Yadav ji, who claimed to win 400 seats, came to 300 even before the counting of votes, with the alliance on March 10, even 100 will not be able to win. The BJP government will be formed again with huge majority…”
– Keshav Prasad Maurya (@kpmaurya1) 7 Mar 2022
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