Political parties have access to better and more detailed polls than we do. But, except for the BJP, they hardly ever pay them the attention they deserve.
Till noon, the former CM has polled over 40,000 votes currently in SP bastion of Karhal in Mainpuri district. BJP’s S.P. Singh Baghel trails far behind, getting over 14,000 votes till now.
Was the impression of a wave in favour of Akhilesh Yadav and his Samajwadi Party illusory? Not quite but exit polls for UP 2022 show we missed the real question.
Unofficial WhatsApp messages with enormous reach across UP don’t focus on facts, only seek to accuse the other. But they can impact ‘swing’ voters yet to make up their minds.
Union minister Thakur, who is also BJP’s co-incharge for UP polls, says his party has focused on law & order, development, claims SP chief Akhilesh Yadav ‘has changed seat’ fearing defeat.
Raja Bhaiya, currently locked in war of words with SP chief Akhilesh Yadav, is fighting UP assembly polls from Kunda for seventh time. He has served as minister in both BJP & SP govts.
Samajwadi Party chief Akhilesh Yadav also vowed to take action against those who shielded perpetrators of the crime if his party forms the government in Uttar Pradesh.
We have failed terribly at two important things. One, we are reacting to this issue only emotionally, not logically. And two, we are not asking the right questions.
WhatsApp privacy policy case is among a string of matters involving practices like restrictive platform rules, pricing & billing policies, reflecting India’s tight scrutiny of market dominance.
Bihar is blessed with a land more fertile for revolutions than any in India. Why has it fallen so far behind then? Constant obsession with politics is at the root of its destruction.
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