2022 assembly elections Uttar Pradesh will be a litmus test for the ruling Bharatiya Janata Party.BJP) as it not only to retain power in the state but also coincides with the historic performance of 2017.
How important Uttar Pradesh is for the BJP in the 2024 Lok Sabha elections can be gauged from the fact that Prime Minister Narendra Modi has visited the state 10 times in the last two months. PM Modi along with Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath has inaugurated several projects including important expressways in the state.
The Uttar Pradesh chief minister is all set to woo the state’s voters as he leads the BJP’s campaign in the high-stakes election.
In the 2017 elections, the BJP had registered a historic victory in the state – winning 312 assembly seats with a vote share of nearly 40 per cent.
This was the BJP’s best performance in Uttar Pradesh since it entered the electoral fray in the state in 1980.
The party not only won the maximum number of seats, but also recorded its best ever vote share and best strike rate in the state.
The hallmark of the 2017 assembly elections in Uttar Pradesh was the number of seats the BJP won and the massive loss of seats for the Samajwadi Party, which has ruled the state since 2012.
While BJP gained 272 seats, Samajwadi Party lost 188 seats. The Bahujan Samaj Party and the Congress were other prominent losers in the 2017 election battle.
Here’s a look at how the assembly seats were flipped in 2017.
The 2017 elections in Uttar Pradesh had put the BJP on top in the 2019 Lok Sabha elections. The BJP won over 60 Lok Sabha seats in the state, giving the party a major victory in the 2019 national elections.
Now, as the party prepares to match its performance in the 2022 Uttar Pradesh Assembly elections, it is aware of the potential impact that the outcome of these elections could have on the 2024 Lok Sabha elections.
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