The campaigning for fourth phase of assembly polls in Uttar Pradesh will come to an end on Tuesday, with road shows conducted by Rahul Gandhi with ally Akhilesh Yadav and BJP president Amit Shah.
Rahul had stayed overnight at the historic Swaraj Bhavan here, the birth place of his grandmother and former Prime Minister Indira Gandhi, after holding a rally at Koraon in the district’s trans-Yamuna region last evening.
He was joined this noon by the Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister for their road show, which commenced at the Balson Chauraha (crossing) facing the historic Anand Bhavan.
The leaders were greeted by a large number of young supporters of the Congress and the state s ruling Samajwadi Party who raised slogans like UP ko ye saath pasand hai and Kaam bolta hai.
The leaders said they will form the next government in the state and claimed the momentum gained by their alliance had made Prime Minister Narendra Modi jittery.
Similarly, a road show was held by BJP president Amit Shah, who started the day with a rally in Soraon a predominantly rural assembly segment in the districts trans-Ganga region, followed by a brief public meeting at Mundera Mandi in the city in support of party national secretary Siddharth Nath Singh, who has been fielded from Allahabad (West).
Lively crowds came out on streets to join the road show, raising slogans in support of the BJP and Prime Minister Narendra Modi.
Shah was joined by the party’s state unit chief Keshav Prasad Maurya whose Phulpur parliamentary constituency covers a major part of the city.
Schools across the district were ordered closed by District Magistrate Sanjay Kumar as traffic snarls were expected. Officials on election duty were also conducting 0poll-related exercises.
Polling for all the 12 assembly constituencies in Allahabad, the largest number for any district in the state, will be held on February 23.
