Lucknow, Jan 8: Welcoming the announcement of election schedule for the assembly elections by the Election Commission of India, Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath said that declaration of the dates of the state assembly polls is welcomed in the ‘Mahaparv’ (mega festival) of the democracy.
Yogi tweeted, “Announcement of the poll dates of the state in the great festival of democracy is welcomed. Bharatiya Janata Party on the basis of the achievements of the ‘double engine’ government will succeed in forming the government with a thumping majority with the blessings of the people.”
It may be noted that Chief Election Commission Sushil Chandra has announced that assembly elections will be held in seven phases in UP between February 10 to March 7. Apart from UP, elections would be held in four other states namely Punjab, Uttarkhand, Goa and Manipur within this time frame.
