<span style="color: #222222;">The Bahujan Samaj Party has announced its list of 30-star campaigners for the first phase of assembly election in Uttar Pradesh. The list includes the names of party president Mayawati, vice president Anand Kumar, general secretary Satish Chandra Mishra and coordinator in the party organization Akash Anand among others.<br />''<br />''Samajwadi Party and its alliance partner Suheldev Bharatiya Samaj Party- SBSP, both have announced their candidates on the Sandila seat in Hardoi district. First SP announced Rita Singh as its candidate, later SBSP also named its State president Sunil Arkvanshi as the party's candidate on the same seat.<br />''<br />''Samajwadi Party has lodged a complaint with the Election Commission of India for violation of model code of conduct by BJP leaders during campaigning in Kairana assembly constituency in Shamli district. The party has accused that the stipulated limit of maximum persons during the door-to-door campaign was breached. The complaint came a day after senior BJP leader Amit Shah kicked off the party's door-to-door campaign from Kairana.<br />''<br />''&nbsp;Azad Samaj Party (Kanshi Ram) has formed an alliance with around 30 regional parties ahead of the assembly polls in Uttar Pradesh. The alliance has been named Samajik Parivartan Morcha. The alliance will field candidates on all the 403 assembly seats in the state.<br />''<br />''The Election Commission has lodged a total of 309 FIRs for violation of model code of conduct in Uttar Pradesh to date. The commission has also dismantled over 56 lakh campaign materials from the public and private spaces. Chief Election Officer Ajay Kumar Shukla in a statement said cash of over 11 crore has been seized to date.</span><br />
News On AIR | January 24, 2022 8:46 AM
UP Elections: BSP announces list of star campaigners for 1st phase; lodges complaint with EC for model code violation by BJP leaders in Kairana