UP Elections: Those 50 seats where the difference of less than 10 thousand votes had turned the tables


The politics of Uttar Pradesh has always been considered the biggest laboratory to decide the direction of the political future of the country. In state politics, the difference between victory and defeat is sometimes so small that a small mistake shatters the dreams of even the biggest stalwarts. If the data of the 2022 assembly elections is analyzed in depth, a very shocking and interesting truth emerges. There were about 50 such assembly seats in UP politics where the difference between victory and defeat was less than 10 thousand votes. The upsets on these seats by small margins had completely affected the final results of the election. National President of Samajwadi Party and former Chief Minister Akhilesh Yadav has recognized the pulse of these close and very sensitive seats. To climb the ladder of power in the upcoming elections, the SP chief has set his sights on these 50 seats and has started working on a special strategy. Let us know which are those seats and what big impact this new strategy of Akhilesh Yadav is going to have on the politics of Uttar Pradesh.

The results of Uttar Pradesh Assembly Elections 2022 had proved how valuable every vote is in a democracy. Out of the total 403 assembly seats in the state, there were about 50 seats where the victory margin was 10 thousand votes or less. In many seats this difference was limited to only around thousand-two thousand votes. A minor change in these seats could have changed the electoral equation in favor or against any party. In these seats where there was a close contest between the Bharatiya Janata Party and the Samajwadi Party, even a little local resentment or last-minute election management had the power to completely change the results. The party that succeeds in winning these close-contested seats ultimately captures the throne of Lucknow, and this is why the political importance of these seats is assessed the most.

Akhilesh Yadav, the biggest face of the opposition camp and head of the Samajwadi Party, has already started sharpening the preparations for the upcoming elections. Taking lessons from the experiences of previous elections, the SP chief has decided to focus special attention on those 50 seats where the party had lost the elections by a very narrow margin. Instructions have been given to energize the workers at the local level on these seats, solve caste equations, persuade the angry groups and strengthen the organization at the booth level like a rock. Akhilesh Yadav is personally monitoring every aspect of these seats and it is being ensured that this time there is no organizational lapse of any kind during the elections so that there is no defeat by a small margin.

In the politics of Uttar Pradesh, it is considered impossible to win elections without caste balance and strong booth management. The demography and local issues of the 50 seats on which SP is eyeing are being studied by a team of experts. By creating mutual coordination between backward classes, Dalits, minorities and advanced castes, a social alliance is being formed which will be capable of stopping the victory chariot of BJP. Apart from this, to have a strong hold on each polling booth, an army of trained workers is being prepared who will take the voters out of their homes and bring them to the polling booth. To counter every move of the opposition parties, discussions and dialogue programs are also being organized at a rapid pace at the grassroots level.

The next political battle of Uttar Pradesh is indicating to be very exciting. On one hand, while the ruling party is trying to remain in power again on the basis of its schemes and development works, on the other hand, Akhilesh Yadav is busy in removing those small shortcomings due to which the government could not be formed in 2022. If Samajwadi Party is successful in its strategy on these 50 seats, then the political equations of the state can completely change. It will be really interesting to see whether this margin-focus plan of Akhilesh Yadav can take his party to the throne of power or whether the ruling party finds a solution to this challenge.