Summary:
Bijnor: With campaigning for the Kairana and Noorpur byelections drawing to a close, all eyes are now on Dalit and Jat votes as they hold the key to the outcome of the polls. It is therefore not surprising that both BJP and grand alliance had pulled out all stops to woo both communities. According to Congress’s state general secretary Manoj Bhardwaj, “Our party is not contesting the bypolls and has decided to support RLD and SP alliance here. While SP has fielded Naim-ul-Hassan in Noorpur as joint opposition candidate, BJP has nominated Avni Singh, widow of late MLA Lokendra Singh.According to observers, after losing Gorakhpur and Phulpur byelections, for BJP, Kairana and Noorpur will not only test CM Yogi Adityanath not also the tenacity of the new grand alliance. It is being done to stop the juggernaut of BJP..