In Uttar Pradesh, barely a week is left for voting for the crucial by-elections to Gorakhpur and Phulpur parliamentary constituencies.
Political parties are leaving no stone unturned to ensure that they emerge victorious in the Lok Sabha bypolls which are being viewed as a rehearsal for the 2019 general elections.
The ruling BJP, which had registered an overwhelming win in the 2017 UP Assembly polls bagging 325 out of 403 seats along with its allies, will be attempting to retain both the seats. The focus of the opposition political parties will be to topple it.
The bypolls were necessitated after Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath and deputy chief minister Keshav Prasad Maurya vacated the Gorakhpur and Phulpur seats, following their election to the Uttar Pradesh Legislative Council.
The by-elections are expected to witness a triangular contest among the ruling BJP, the Samajwadi Party (SP) and the Congress.
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