After a lull of two days political activities will intensify post-Holi when all political parties would start campaigning for the six-phase lok Sabha election in Uttar Pradesh starting from April 10.
"All the senior leaders are in their respective kshetra and there is no one to give a final shape to the election campaign. It will start by tomorrow or day after," Samajwadi Party spokesman Rajendra Chadhry told The Pioneer here on Tuesday.
Ditto is the case with BJP. Party’s spokesman Vijay Bahadur Pathak said that so far the candidates are in their constituencies and campaign is ready. Just after holi vacation the campaign will start in true earnest.
"The party has already rolled out 402 Modi rath that are moving around state spreading the message of Modi across the state. The rest of the campaign will start soon," he told The Pioneer.
The ruling Samajwadi Party will start its campaign in style later this week."Holi is a a big festival for us. Where does the question of politics arise during this time," asked Samajwadi Party candidate from lucknow Ashok Bajpai.
In Uttar Pradesh the main national parties like Congress and BJP are yet to announce their full list of candidates. The BJP will announce its final list on March 20. The Samajwadi Party, RlD and BSP have announced their fill list of candidates.
Former state Congress committee president Rita Bahuguna Joshi, who is now a candidate from lucknow, too said it was now time to celebrate the festival. "No politics for next 2-3 days," she said. BJP is contesting alk thr 80 sests of UP, the Congress will give candidates in 69 seats as they have left 8 sests for the RlD and 3 for Mahan Dal.