All INDIA Bloc Candidates To Ride On Samajwadi’s ‘Cycle’ For UP Bypolls – News18

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Nine of these seats fell vacant after its MLAs were elected as MPs in the Lok Sabha polls

Samajwadi party supremo Akhilesh Yadav. (PTI file photo)

Samajwadi chief Akhilesh Yadav on Wednesday said that INDIA bloc candidates will fight on his party’s ‘cycle’ symbol on all nine seats in Uttar Pradesh bypolls.

Taking to X, Yadav wrote, “It is not about seats but about winning. Under this strategy, the joint candidates of ‘INDIA alliance’ will contest on all the nine seats on the Samajwadi Party’s election symbol ‘cycle’.”

“Congress and Samajwadi Party are united and standing shoulder to shoulder for a big victory. INDIA alliance is going to write a new chapter of victory in this by-election. Samajwadi Party’s strength has increased manifold with the support of Congress party’s top leadership and booth level workers,” he added.

“With this unprecedented cooperation and support, every worker of INDIA alliance in all the nine assembly seats has been filled with new energy with the resolve to win. This is an election to save the country’s constitution, harmony and the honour of the PDA. That is why our appeal to everyone is: not even a single vote should be reduced, not even a single vote should be divided. This unity and solidarity of ‘India Alliance’ filled with harmony in the interest of the country will write new history today and tomorrow as well,” Yadav urged the voters.

Bypolls In Uttar Pradesh

Bypolls are set to be held to 10 assembly seats — Katehari (Ambedkar Nagar), Karhal (Mainpuri), Milkipur (Ayodhya), Meerapur (Muzaffarnagar), Ghaziabad, Majhawan (Mirzapur), Sisamau (Kanpur city), Khair (Aligarh), Phulpur (Prayagraj) and Kundarki (Moradabad).

Nine of these seats fell vacant after its MLAs were elected as MPs in the Lok Sabha polls, while bypolls are being held in the Sisamau seat due to the disqualification of SP MLA Irfan Solanki, who was convicted in a criminal case.

Except for Milkipur, the Election Commission has announced polls on the rest nine seats. The polling seats will be held on November 13.

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