Uttar Pradesh 2022: BJP’s ballot juggernaut, Yogi’s bulldozer on roll; Akhilesh, Shivpal bond once more

By PTI

LUCKNOW: Beginning the yr with an enormous win within the meeting polls, the BJP additionally breached the Samajwadi Party citadels in Azamgarh and Rampur – constructing momentum for 2024 General Election.

The occasion conquered Samajwadi Party chief Azam Khan’s bastion in Rampur, successful the bye-elections for the Lok Sabha seat and the Rampur Sadar meeting constituency, which had elected Khan 10 instances in a row.

But its successful streak broke with bypoll defeats in Mainpuri Lok Sabha constituency — which had fallen vacant after the loss of life of SP founder Mulayam Singh Yadav — and the Khatauli meeting phase it had gained within the 2017 and the 2022 state elections.

The yr noticed controversies over using bulldozers to demolish properties of alleged gangsters, and a revival of types of temple-mosque disputes in Varanasi and Mathura.

Dashing the hopes of a resurgent SP led by Akhilesh Yadav, the BJP registered a snug victory within the February-March meeting election, paving the best way for the return of Yogi Adityanath as chief minister for a second consecutive time period — a uncommon, first-in-decades feat in Uttar Pradesh politics.

The state polls on which the nation’s consideration was hooked noticed an improved efficiency by the SP which acquired 111 seats out of 403, towards 47 5 years in the past.

But the Congress (two seats) and the Bahujan Samaj Party (one seat) had been decimated.

Later, the BJP gained Azamgarh and Rampur Lok Sabha seats, the place bypolls had been held after Akhilesh Yadav and Azam Khan vacated them on turning into MLAs.

The BJP additionally wrested the Muslim-dominated Rampur Sadar meeting seat, which had been Khan’s pocket borough for almost 45 years.

BJP’s Akash Saxena defeated Khan’s decide Asim Raja.

The bypoll was held there following Khan’s disqualification from the meeting, after the district courtroom despatched him to jail for 3 years in a hate speech case.

Another conviction led to two-term BJP MLA Vikram Singh Saini being disqualified from Khatauli in Muzaffarnagar.

The Rashtriya Lok Dal gained the bypoll there, defeating Saini’s spouse fielded by the BJP.

Urban native physique polls are subsequent.

Earlier this week, the Allahabad High Court scrapped an election notification by the UP authorities for not following the Supreme Court pointers whereas reserving seats for the Other Backward Classes in these polls.

As the opposition targets the BJP over the “anti-OBC” improvement, Adityanath has stated the municipal polls will likely be held solely with the OBC reservation.

A day after the authorized setback, his authorities has appointed a fee to set issues proper.

The “chacha-bhatija” drama continued to play on the sidelines.

Nudged by Mulayam Singh Yadav, his son Akhilesh Yadav and brother Shivpal Singh Yadav got here collectively earlier than the meeting elections, solely to separate once more after the outcomes had been out and the senior Yadav seemed to be drifting in direction of the ruling BJP.

Mulayam Singh Yadav’s loss of life on October 10, nonetheless, once more introduced the uncle and the nephew collectively, the fourth time in six years.

Shivpal Singh Yadav even campaigned for Akhilesh Yadav’s spouse Dimple in Mainpuri to guard Mulayam’s “legacy.”

During the marketing campaign, Akhilesh Yadav touched his uncle’s toes.

Adityanath’s second time period noticed bulldozers demolishing properties of alleged criminals and folks concerned in riots, incomes the CM the sobriquet of “Baba Bulldozer”.

Those on the receiving finish included “politician-criminals” Mukhtar Ansari and Atiq Ahmed.

The opposition accused the BJP authorities of primarily concentrating on Muslims.

But the federal government stated the properties had been constructed illegally, and every time the method of legislation was adopted in razing them.

The Adityanath authorities acquired loudspeakers dialled down or faraway from mosques and institutions of different faiths.

Officials additionally acted quickly in instances of the namaz being supplied on roads and different public locations.

The Ram temple building in Ayodhya gained tempo, and the Shri Ram Janmabhoomi Teerth Kshetra belief stated devotees will have the ability to supply prayers there in January 2024.

But the development of a brand new mosque in Ayodhya on a five-acre website is but to start out, with the Indo-Islamic Foundation ready for clearance of constructing plans by the Ayodhya Development Authority.

The 2019 Supreme Court judgment on the Ayodhya dispute had paved the best way for the development of the Ram temple on the website the place the Babri mosque was demolished in 1992.

The courtroom had additionally ordered allocation of land for constructing a brand new mosque.

The simmering Gyanvapi mosque-Kashi Vishwanath temple dispute got here into focus once more this yr with a Varanasi courtroom permitting a videography survey of the mosque, positioned subsequent to the temple.

The district courtroom is listening to a plea by a gaggle of ladies searching for permission for every day prayers earlier than idols on a mosque wall.

The Allahabad High Court can be within the image.

And instances associated to Krishna Janmabhoomi-Idgah mosque dispute are being heard in Mathura courts in addition to the excessive courtroom.

The UP authorities ordered surveys of personal madrasas state-wide, triggering a row briefly.

It stated it deliberate to make sure that topics like Science and laptop literacy are additionally taught there.

Apart from the Deepotsav on the banks of river Saryu in Ayodhya, the place lakhs of earthen lamps are lit forward of Diwali, the state this yr additionally hosted a month-long Kashi-Tamil Sangamam showcasing the cultural bond between Tamil Nadu and the pilgrim city.

A fireplace at Levana Suites lodge in Lucknow left 4 individuals lifeless and no less than 10 injured, highlighting negligence in direction of hearth security norms.

As 2022 neared its finish, the state authorities despatched its ministers overseas to ask buyers to a worldwide summit in February.

LUCKNOW: Beginning the yr with an enormous win within the meeting polls, the BJP additionally breached the Samajwadi Party citadels in Azamgarh and Rampur – constructing momentum for 2024 General Election.

The occasion conquered Samajwadi Party chief Azam Khan’s bastion in Rampur, successful the bye-elections for the Lok Sabha seat and the Rampur Sadar meeting constituency, which had elected Khan 10 instances in a row.

But its successful streak broke with bypoll defeats in Mainpuri Lok Sabha constituency — which had fallen vacant after the loss of life of SP founder Mulayam Singh Yadav — and the Khatauli meeting phase it had gained within the 2017 and the 2022 state elections.

The yr noticed controversies over using bulldozers to demolish properties of alleged gangsters, and a revival of types of temple-mosque disputes in Varanasi and Mathura.

Dashing the hopes of a resurgent SP led by Akhilesh Yadav, the BJP registered a snug victory within the February-March meeting election, paving the best way for the return of Yogi Adityanath as chief minister for a second consecutive time period — a uncommon, first-in-decades feat in Uttar Pradesh politics.

The state polls on which the nation’s consideration was hooked noticed an improved efficiency by the SP which acquired 111 seats out of 403, towards 47 5 years in the past.

But the Congress (two seats) and the Bahujan Samaj Party (one seat) had been decimated.

Later, the BJP gained Azamgarh and Rampur Lok Sabha seats, the place bypolls had been held after Akhilesh Yadav and Azam Khan vacated them on turning into MLAs.

The BJP additionally wrested the Muslim-dominated Rampur Sadar meeting seat, which had been Khan’s pocket borough for almost 45 years.

BJP’s Akash Saxena defeated Khan’s decide Asim Raja.

The bypoll was held there following Khan’s disqualification from the meeting, after the district courtroom despatched him to jail for 3 years in a hate speech case.

Another conviction led to two-term BJP MLA Vikram Singh Saini being disqualified from Khatauli in Muzaffarnagar.

The Rashtriya Lok Dal gained the bypoll there, defeating Saini’s spouse fielded by the BJP.

Urban native physique polls are subsequent.

Earlier this week, the Allahabad High Court scrapped an election notification by the UP authorities for not following the Supreme Court pointers whereas reserving seats for the Other Backward Classes in these polls.

As the opposition targets the BJP over the “anti-OBC” improvement, Adityanath has stated the municipal polls will likely be held solely with the OBC reservation.

A day after the authorized setback, his authorities has appointed a fee to set issues proper.

The “chacha-bhatija” drama continued to play on the sidelines.

Nudged by Mulayam Singh Yadav, his son Akhilesh Yadav and brother Shivpal Singh Yadav got here collectively earlier than the meeting elections, solely to separate once more after the outcomes had been out and the senior Yadav seemed to be drifting in direction of the ruling BJP.

Mulayam Singh Yadav’s loss of life on October 10, nonetheless, once more introduced the uncle and the nephew collectively, the fourth time in six years.

Shivpal Singh Yadav even campaigned for Akhilesh Yadav’s spouse Dimple in Mainpuri to guard Mulayam’s “legacy.”

During the marketing campaign, Akhilesh Yadav touched his uncle’s toes.

Adityanath’s second time period noticed bulldozers demolishing properties of alleged criminals and folks concerned in riots, incomes the CM the sobriquet of “Baba Bulldozer”.

Those on the receiving finish included “politician-criminals” Mukhtar Ansari and Atiq Ahmed.

The opposition accused the BJP authorities of primarily concentrating on Muslims.

But the federal government stated the properties had been constructed illegally, and every time the method of legislation was adopted in razing them.

The Adityanath authorities acquired loudspeakers dialled down or faraway from mosques and institutions of different faiths.

Officials additionally acted quickly in instances of the namaz being supplied on roads and different public locations.

The Ram temple building in Ayodhya gained tempo, and the Shri Ram Janmabhoomi Teerth Kshetra belief stated devotees will have the ability to supply prayers there in January 2024.

But the development of a brand new mosque in Ayodhya on a five-acre website is but to start out, with the Indo-Islamic Foundation ready for clearance of constructing plans by the Ayodhya Development Authority.

The 2019 Supreme Court judgment on the Ayodhya dispute had paved the best way for the development of the Ram temple on the website the place the Babri mosque was demolished in 1992.

The courtroom had additionally ordered allocation of land for constructing a brand new mosque.

The simmering Gyanvapi mosque-Kashi Vishwanath temple dispute got here into focus once more this yr with a Varanasi courtroom permitting a videography survey of the mosque, positioned subsequent to the temple.

The district courtroom is listening to a plea by a gaggle of ladies searching for permission for every day prayers earlier than idols on a mosque wall.

The Allahabad High Court can be within the image.

And instances associated to Krishna Janmabhoomi-Idgah mosque dispute are being heard in Mathura courts in addition to the excessive courtroom.

The UP authorities ordered surveys of personal madrasas state-wide, triggering a row briefly.

It stated it deliberate to make sure that topics like Science and laptop literacy are additionally taught there.

Apart from the Deepotsav on the banks of river Saryu in Ayodhya, the place lakhs of earthen lamps are lit forward of Diwali, the state this yr additionally hosted a month-long Kashi-Tamil Sangamam showcasing the cultural bond between Tamil Nadu and the pilgrim city.

A fireplace at Levana Suites lodge in Lucknow left 4 individuals lifeless and no less than 10 injured, highlighting negligence in direction of hearth security norms.

As 2022 neared its finish, the state authorities despatched its ministers overseas to ask buyers to a worldwide summit in February.