"The Hindu" said : Waiting for the silent voters of Uttar Pradesh to speak

The floating voteOne may distinguish between two types of voters: core voters and floating voters. In an election where parties have been unable to generate a convincing larger narrative to construct a strong coalition of voters, strategic voters have become more important. After all, no one ever hears the voices of strategic voters. I like the Samajwadi Party (SP) too," says the middle-aged man as he makes our tea. "I'm leaning towards voting for the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP).


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Many memorable firsts in 2017 Uttar Pradesh assembly elections- The New Indian Express

LUCKNOW: The long, staggered assembly elections in Uttar Pradesh, whose results are to be announced on March 11, would be remembered for innumerable reasons. Once the faces of all BJP campaigns, they were a complete washout in the Uttar Pradesh polls this time. Deputy Election Commissioner Umesh Sinha, while talking to IANS on phone from New Delhi, said there were many firsts for the poll panel too during the Uttar Pradesh elections. It was for the first time since 1999 that Congress President Sonia Gandhi did not campaign in Uttar Pradesh, from where she and her son Rahul Gandhi are members of the Lok Sabha. Sheila Dixit, the former Delhi Chief Minister, who was pitched as the "UP bahu" and the presumptive Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister before the Congress struck an alliance with the SP, was also nowhere to be seen during the campaign.


Five years ago, the Samajwadi Party had needed just 29% of the vote share to win 226 seats. To win 202 or 50% seats this year, a party will need to get 35% of the vote share. Photo: PTILucknow: The iconic dialogue— picture abhi baaki hai, mere dost— from Shah Rukh Khan's Bollywood movie Om Shanti Om could well describe the current poll scenario in Uttar Pradesh where a hung Assembly is a possibility. Mayawati's party had won only 80 seats with 26% votes. The contest is between the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP), the ruling SP along with partner Congress and Mayawati's BSP, which is looking to script a comeback in the state.


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