00:00Our top focus right now is on the battle for Tar Pradesh, which is heating up ahead of next year's
00:06Assembly elections.
00:07Home Minister Amit Shah has sounded the poll bugle in Lucknow, setting a target of 313 seats and expressing confidence
00:14in a third consecutive term for the party.
00:18From challenging the Samajwadi Party and the Congress over the Election Commission to promising the implementation of the Uniform Civil
00:25Code,
00:25Amit Shah has made his poll pitch loud and clear, but with the recent MLC elections witnessing a close contest
00:33and the BJP facing a setback in Varanasi, this is, of course, an important battle.
00:41Samajwadi Party Chief Akhilesh Yadav has hit back, accusing the BJP of electoral deceit.
00:47So is the BJP firmly in the driver's seat or is Uttar Pradesh gearing up for a tougher political battle?
00:54I'll be discussing that with the guests who will be joining me shortly, but first up, here's a report.
01:02The BJP has sounded the poll bugle in Uttar Pradesh.
01:06Home Minister Amit Shah is in Lucknow to draft the party's strategy for the upcoming elections in the state.
01:11Ahead of the Congress mega-rally on November 1st in the national capital, Shah challenged both SP and Congress to
01:18debate the Election Commission in a special session of the Parliament.
01:23Today, I am going to give a call to Rahul Gandhi and Rahul Gandhi, that the BJP is prepared for
01:36the party's strategy in the state.
01:45While addressing the party carder, Amit Shah said police opened fire on Ram devotees in Ayodhya under the Mulaim Singh
01:52Yadav government.
01:53He also praised Yogi over his leadership and asserted that BJP would return to power in Uttar Pradesh for a
01:59third consecutive term after the exemplary work done in the last two tenures.
02:04The Home Minister also announced that the Uniform Civil Code would be implemented in Uttar Pradesh if the NDA returns
02:11to power.
02:12He has set a target of 313 for the upcoming Assembly polls.
02:40However, the recently concluded MLC polls in Uttar Pradesh show a different picture.
02:45While the BJP won six seats, the Samaj Badi party also won five, making it a close contest.
02:52Akhilesh Yadav once again launched an attack at the BJP, alleging that the party won the six seats in MLC
02:58polls through deceit.
03:13Elections in Uttar Pradesh may be due only next year, but the escalating war of words indicate that the fight
03:19has already begun.
03:22Bureau Report, India Today.
