Declaring that the Bharatiya Janata Party will form the next government in Uttar Pradesh, Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath on Saturday welcomed the announcement of poll dates in the state.
“We welcome the festival of democracy. With the blessings of the people and on the basis of the double engine government’s achievements, the BJP will form its government with an overwhelming majority,” Yogi Adityanath tweeted in Hindi.
The Election Commission of India has announced a seven-phase poll in Uttar Pradesh starting February 10. Counting of votes will be taken up in March, along with four other poll-bound states.
The state will go to the polls on February 10, February 14, February 20, February 23, February 27, March 3, and March 7.
Counting of votes in Uttar Pradesh, along with Punjab, Uttarakhand, Goa, and Manipur, will be taken up on March 10.