POLITICS

The results of the high-voltage 2022 UP Assembly elections are out and the people of the state have given a thumping majority to the Yogi-Adityanath led BJP government. This massive mandate is seen as a thumbs-up for the governance rendered by CM Yogi Adityanath over the course of the past five years. Hence, it becomes critical for us to understand reasons behind this huge victory.

Jeevan Jot Kaur is a Social activist and the founder of the Hemkund Education Society. She takes an active part in providing education to needy children which is the major goal of the Hemkund Society. She is also known as the 'Pad woman' of Amritsar due to her widespread promotion of menstrual hygiene for women. Jeevan Jot is the chairperson of the S.H.E society which actively takes part in spreading awareness about women's health, women empowerment, and sanitary napkins.

 At a time when politics is dividing people on almost every issue, there is one family where 'politicians' of various hues live together in perfect harmony and peace.The home of Mithai Lal, 57, in Hyderabad village under the Jalalpur Assembly constituency in Ambedkar Nagar district, is amusingly unique. The farmer has named all his seven children after well-known politicians so that they can get respect in society.

 "Holi has come early this time", Prime Minister Narendra Modi said in his victory speech at the BJP headquarters. The election slogan -- "Ayenge toh Yogi hi" became a reality as the BJP scored a resounding victory in Uttar Pradesh (UP). The party also decimated the Opposition in Uttarakhand, Manipur and after a neck and neck fight with Congress, retained Goa for the third consecutive time.

In a seemingly polarised electoral atmosphere that saw a straight contest between the ruling BJP and Samajwadi Party (SP), voters have sent 36 Muslim candidates to the 18th Uttar Pradesh Assembly, two more than the previous Assembly.

The Uttar Pradesh Assembly elections that concluded on Thursday, banked largely on the consolidation of OBC leaders in almost all the major political parties. However, the poll results have shown up shocking results as a number of prominent OBC leaders have lost their seats.

Bhartiya Kisan Union (BKU) spokesman Rakesh Tikait has said the BJP worked only to garner the maximum votes and has been successful in doing that. "We held farmer agitation successfully for 13 months. We are 'andolankari' and BJP is 'votekaari'. This time, all political parties took farmers seriously and included their welfare in their manifestos.

The Prime Minister, while addressing the party cadre at the BJP headquarters here, came down heavily on people, who try to stop action against the corrupt. "There has been a conspiracy to stop action against corruption. Some people have the uncanny tendency of filing up their own treasure/chests. People of India are expecting from us (BJP) that our honest government will punish the corrupt. Should we not rise up to this expectation of the common people," Modi asked

Kejriwal said, "the people of Punjab have now spoken. I love you Punjab. Sukhbir Singh Badal has lost, Captain Sahab has lost, Channi Sahab has lost, Parkash Singh Badal has lost, Navjot Singh Sidhu has lost and Bikram Singh Majithia has lost. This is nothing but a revolution." Kejriwal said the first revolution took place in Delhi, today it has taken place in Punjab, and now this will spread to the whole country.

The Congress' disgruntled group is likely to convene a meeting on Saturday or Sunday to discuss the poll results as the leaders are upset with the party's performance in Uttar Pradesh, Uttarakhand, Punjab, Goa and Manipur. The G-23 group has been sidelined in the party since they raised the issue of reforms in the Congress and election for the top post.