<span style="color: #222222;">In poll-bound Uttar Pradesh, the high-pitch electoral campaign is reaching peak on the penultimate day of electioneering for the First of the Seven-Phase Assembly Elections today while it is going on in full swing for the Single-Phase polls in Goa and Uttarakhand.<br />''<br />''The Star Campaigners and prominent leaders of various political parties engaged in public rallies after finalisation of the candidates for the first two phases.<br />''<br />''The door-to-door canvassing and virtual appeals to the voters also continue. The political activities have already begun in other poll-bound states including Punjab and Manipur with the party leaders deliberating in marathon meetings to finalise their electoral strategies and formations.  <br />''<br />''Meanwhile, the picture of the electoral battle in the Third Phase of Assembly Elections in Uttar Pradesh became clear with mostly multi-cornered contests on cards after withdrawal of candidature.<br />''<br />''There are 627 candidates in fray for 59 seats included in this phase. Maximum 15 candidates each are vying for three seats including Etah, Mehroni and Mahoba while minimum three candidates are in the fray for Karhal seat.      <br />''<br />''Prime Minister Narendra Modi has said the government at centre and the BJP Government in Uttar Pradesh are committed to give back the respect and rights of the farmers. Addressing the people of Bijnor, Moradabad and Amroha at a rally through video conferencing, Mr Modi said, both the Centre and the UP Government are committed for welfare of farmers. In the last five years, over one lakh 50 thousand crore rupees have been paid to sugarcane farmers.<br />''<br />''Mr Modi said, the government's mantra is Sabka-Saath, Sabka-Vikas, Sabka-Viswas and Sabka Prayas. He said, there is no place for nepotism and appeasement in the BJP government in the state.<br />''<br />''Prime Minister said, in the last five years, it has been the endeavor of Yogi Adityanath government that development should not be confined to a few areas. He said, the Delhi-Lucknow Economic Corridor of about 500 kilometers will pass through Moradabad.<br />''<br />''The work of Aligarh-Moradabad corridor is also being completed rapidly. Mr Modi said, the Moradabad-Bareilly corridor is going to be completed under the double engine BJP government. He said, the brass of Moradabad, which is famous all over the world, has also been linked to the One District One Product scheme.<br />''<br />''During the Single-Phase polling in Punjab, total 1,304 candidates are in fray for 117 seats after the withdrawal of candidature.</span><br />