Assembly polls 2022: BJP will win with ‘overwhelming’ majority, says PM Modi

“BJP is always involved in serving people. When in power, we work with mantra of ‘sabka saath, sabka vikas’. I can see a wave for BJP in all states. We’ll win with an overwhelming majority & people in 5 states will give us an opportunity to serve them,” PM Modi said during an interview with news agency ANI.

He said the BJP has always been given the opportunity to work as it offers a stable government. “You will find an atmosphere of pro-incumbency (in states where BJP is in power) and not anti-incumbency. BJP always emerges into elections with pro-incumbency,” he added.

Assembly elections in five states

Five states including Goa, Punjab, Manipur, Uttarakhand, and Uttar Pradesh will go to the polls in upcoming elections. As per the Election Commission, there will be a total of 7 phases in which polling will be held in five states. The first phase will begin on 10 February and counting will take place on 10 March 2022. 

Uttar Pradesh will go to poll in 7 phases (February 10, February 14th, February 20th, Feb 23, Feb 27, March 3 and March 7) from 10th Feb to 7th March.  Punjab, Uttarakhand and Goa to vote on 14th February and Manipur to vote on 27th Feb and 3 March. Elections in Manipur will take place in two phases.

Around 24.9 lakh first-time voters will vote in the Assembly polls. In total, 18.34 crore electors, including service voters, will exercise their franchise, of which 8.55 crore are women electors.

UP Assembly elections: Phase 1 voting 

The battle for Uttar Pradesh will begin tomorrow with polling scheduled to take place in 58 assembly seats spread across 11 districts in the western part of the state. Campaigning in the constituencies going to vote in the first round of the seven-phase election in the politically crucial state ended yesterday evening.