Inputs received from several cities in western UP suggest that Bharatiya Kisan Union (BKU) activists too have joined hands with the SP-RLD activists in order to protect the mandate. Several hundreds of BKU activists were seen roaming around counting centers at various places in western Uttar Pradesh.The Uttar Pradesh state Congress chief Ajay Kumar Lallu said that Congress party activists have been put on alert.“Apart from polling agents, Congress activists have been asked to reach the counting centers in large numbers and keep vigil till the final results are announced,” said Ajay Kumar Lallu.Not only the cadres but leaders and candidates are also keeping watch on EVMs for 24 hours by maintaining an eight-hour shift, NH has learned.In Hastinapur constituency, Meerut Samajwadi candidate, Yogesh Verma was seen standing in an open jeep with binoculars to his eyes keeping a vigil at an EVM strong room.His photographs with binoculars went viral yesterday.When asked, Verma said, “What happened in West Bengal? Exit polls had said BJP would come to power but Didi (Mamata Banerjee) formed the government with full majority. Exit polls are wrong. And history shows that the Hastinapur MLA and chief minister of Uttar Pradesh have been of the same party.”
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