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The 68-year-old politician resigned as the labour and employment minister in January, accusing the Uttar Pradesh government and the BJP of neglecting backward classes and Dalits.

The Congress general secretary held road shows in the morning and addressed public meetings in Madhavganj and Sarojini Nagar areas in the later part of the day.

Akhilesh Yadav said it was evident from the changing language and the face of Baba CM, who could not sleep amid the imminent defeat.

A video, which has gone viral on social media, shows a crowd gathered in the terrace of the office and cash being handed out to people as each of them walk down the stairs.

The party has already declared 255 candidates in all for the state assembly elections. Its first list had 125 candidates and another 41 were declared in the second list.

The BJP leader was speaking at the Uttar Pradesh BJP headquarters on the occasion of former IPS Asim Arun joining the saffron party.

The move by Maurya and other rebel MLAs has been seen as a setback for the ruling BJP, which enjoyed the support of OBCs in the 2017 UP elections and 2019 general elections.

The Uttar Pradesh government will provide a two-month allowance of Rs 1,000 to each such worker to tide over the economic crisis during the pandemic.

With Rs 1,500 per month from the central government, the ASHA workers will receive nearly Rs 6,000 per month, taking into account all allowances, Adityanath said.

Amit Shah is scheduled to address public meetings in Orai in Jalaun and Kasganj on Sunday.

Earlier today, PM Narendra Modi inaugurated the Kashi Vishwanath Corridor in his parliamentary constituency Varanasi.

The state government started this project on a small scale in 1978 for irrigation in two districts at a cost of Rs 78.68 crore.

The Uttar Pradesh government approved a proposal for the mining of gold, iron and rock phosphate in mineral-rich Sonbhadra and Lalitpur districts.

A case has been registered at Ashiana police station on the complaint of the truck driver.

In this conference, police chiefs of all the states and union territories of the country, the heads of the para-military forces will be present.

The tractor rally, which will be held from November 16 to 30, is an attempt by the BJP to woo farmers unhappy about the three new farm laws.