Lucknow: The high-decibel campaign in 69 assembly constituencies of Uttar Pradesh going to polls on Sunday came to an end this evening with leaders going the extra mile to woo voters.
The 12 districts figuring in the third phase of polling are Farrukhabad, Hardoi, Kannauj, Mainpuri, Etawah, Auraiya, Kanpur Dehat, Kanpur, Unnao, Lucknow, Barabanki and Sitapur.
While Prime Minister Modi and BJP president Amit Shah led the saffron brigade, Chief Minister Akhilesh Yadav and BSP supremo Mayawati criss-crossed constituencies, where the stakes of their parties are high.
Congress leader Rahul Gandhi was in the vanguard, slamming Modi for his note ban decision and accusing him of betraying people with his ‘achchey din’ promise. Modi and Shah on the other hand lashed out at the ruling Samajwadi Party on issues of law and order and corruption in the state.
The Prime Minister repeatedly sought to puncture Akhilesh’s “kaam bolta hai” slogan by stating it was the SP leader’s “karnama” (misdeed) which spoke. However, ducking all brickbats hurled at him, Akhilesh went ahead tom-tomming his development schemes and welfare measures. —PTI
