Bypolls in Mainpuri, Rampur, and Khatauli pushed political parties in UP to rethink their tactics . The parties are preparing for the upcoming urban local bodies polls and then the high-stakes Lok Sabha elections in 2024 .
Lucknow: The recent bypolls in Mainpuri, Rampur, and Khatauli have pushed political parties in UP to rethink their tactics ahead of the upcoming urban local bodies polls and then the high-stakes Lok Sabha elections in 2024, according to sources.Children speculated that Shivpal, whose PSP(L) has joined the SP, might play a larger role in the organization.Experts said Dimples' dramatic victory, which included defeating BJPs Raguraj Singh Shakya by a staggering margin of 2.88 lakh votes, was greatly driven by Shivpal, who is often regarded as a ground level neta.In addition, the SP ally RLD announced a Bhaichara Zindabad Sammelan in Khatauli, the seat where Jayant Chaudhary led party wrested from the BJP on December Since the seat is in Muzaffarnagar, which was ravaged by a violent communal conflagration in 2013, the BJP's dramatic victory in the 2014 Lok Sabha and then 2017 UP assembly elections has a huge following.The RLD said in a statement that its victory in Khatauli was a victory of brotherhood and sarv-samaj (all inclusive society).According to sources, Mayawatis BSP, which stayed away from the latest bypolls, has also rediscovered to be back to business.
According to reports, the party will shortly be finalizing the list of its mayoral candidates for the 17 municipal corporations.Mayawati is also expected to call a meeting at any time after the notification for the local bodies elections has been given.The ULB polls are of the most importance to the BSP, which suffered a humiliating defeat in the 2022 UP assembly polls when it could only secure one seat.According to party sources, the BSP plans to resurrect itself at the grassroots by putting on a spirited show in the ULB polls. The UPCC would take out six state-level yatras from various locations in the state where the grand old party is struggling.