UP election 2022: BJP slams Jayant Chaudhary for not casting vote

Amid the ongoing Uttar Pradesh elections, the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) on Thursday slammed the Rashtriya Lok Dal (RLD) chief Jayant Chaudhary after it was revealed that he won’t be casting his vote.

Jayant Chaudhary’s office earlier revealed that he will not be arriving to cast his vote today as he is busy campaigning. Following this, BJP leaders have now come forward and questioned the leader’s ‘irresponsible’ attitude.

Reacting to this, BJP’S Rakesh Tripathi said that the action was not suited for a party leader like Chaudhary. “We got to know that Jayant Chaudhary won’t cast his vote. Actions like this don’t suit a party chief,” the BJP leader said.

“This is a show of irresponsible attitude from him. Each vote is very important in a democracy. He will become a laughing stock if he doesn’t come and cast his vote,” Tripathi said.

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Furthermore, other BJP leaders also alleged that the RLD leader was not voting of fear. RLD’s ally Samajwadi Party leader Akhilesh Yadav is yet to respond in the matter.

Speaking about the RLD leader’s decision, UP minister and BJP leader Shrikant Sharma said that his reluctance to vote was proof of BJP’s win in the state.

“It shows your faith in Democracy. His vote doesn’t matter because everyone knows BJP will win the elections,” Sharma told reporters.

The minister reiterated that the BJP government will remain in power and said, “Lotus has done Vikas, Lotus is doing Vikas, and Lotus will continue to do Vikas”.

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News agency ANI reported that a total of 25,849 polling stations and 10,766 polling centres have been set up in these districts for the voting which will conclude at 6 pm. A total of 623 candidates are in the fray in the first phase of UP elections 2022.

The campaigning for the first phase of the UP polls had concluded at 6 pm on Tuesday.

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The Uttar Pradesh elections are being held in seven phases on February 10, 14, 20, 23, 27, March 3 and 7. The results will be announced on March 10.