After voting on caste and religion basis, people of UP to vote this time on issues, says Bhupesh Baghel

The groundswell of anger against the BJP will be reflected in the Uttar Pradesh election, the Chhattisgarh Chief Minister said

The people of Uttar Pradesh do something new in every election and after voting on caste and religion basis in the past, they are ready to vote based on issues concerning them this time, Chhattisgarh Chief Minister Bhupesh Baghel said.

Mr. Baghel, who is the senior poll observer for the Congress in Uttar Pradesh, in an interview to PTI said the party will contest on all the seats in the state in the upcoming assembly elections, giving 40% seats to women this time.

“The Congress will fight the polls under the leadership of Priyanka Gandhi Vadra, who has fearlessly and aggressively raised people’s issues in the state, be it farmers’ problems, unemployment, price rise or dwindling incomes, or atrocities against Dalits, women and youth,” he said.