Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath and Deputy CM Keshav Prasad Maurya will on Thursday file nomination papers from their seats Gorakhpur and Sirathu respectively. Meanwhile, Union Home Minister Amit Shah and BJP national president JP Nadda will be in Uttar Pradesh today. Shah will also conduct door-to-door rally in the state.
Adityanath on Wednesday warned criminals that they would face the bulldozer once the elections results are out. Bulldozer will move against unsocial elements and mafia after March 10, Adityanath said, apparently referring to the raising of illegally-constructed buildings by criminals. He said they will be sent notices for their involvement in criminal activities. He also assured that that the killers of Ramveer – a village Pradhan who was shot dead last week – will not be spared.
Youths, farmers, & labourers are in supporting SP-RLD alliance, which seems to be adding to the BJP's frustration... The language he uses doesn't suit to the CM post. He is threatening us. He probably couldn't understand the mood of this region: RLD chief Jayant Chaudhary
Rahul Gandhi is likely to announce the CM Face of the Congress party in Punjab on February 6. The party has already dropped enough hints at Charanjit Singh Channi, giving a cold shoulder to PCC chief Navjot Singh who has been vying for the top post. The Aam Aadmi Party has already announced Bhagwant Mann as its CM face for Punjab.