The BJP, SP-RLD alliance, BSP and the Congress have intensified their campaigns in the Jat-Muslim land of Western Uttar Pradesh. Netas are cashing on farm welfare and communalism to consolidate support ahead of voting on February 10. The 143 seats in the western part of the state are crucial to determining whether the BJP can retain power or if the SP-led alliance will help continue the state’s recent history of voting out incumbents. West Uttar Pradesh is primarily the farmer belt which saw year-long protests against the now repealed farm laws. The region has voted for the BJP in 2014 and 2019 general elections, and the 2017 assembly elections. The Akhilesh Yadav-led alliance now hopes to reverse BJP’s gains in the upcoming polls. In today’s episode of Poll Baazi, we not only get you the mood from the ground but also decode the West UP mathematics with CVoter CEO Yashwant Deshmukh, BJP’s Alok Awasthi, RLD’s Atir Rizvi and Hindustan Times editor Sunita Aron.

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