All eyes on Lakhimpur Kheri as countdown for the fourth phase of polling in UP begins

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With hours to go for the fourth phase of polling in Uttar Pradesh, all eyes are on Lakhimpur Kheri, which witnessed the mowing down of the protesting farmers allegedly by Ashish Mishra(Teni), son of the minister of state for Home, Ajay Mishra. The accused son's walking out of the jail after he secured bail had generated a massive political heat in the region.  In 2017, the BJP had won the Lakhimpur seat with a strong margin of over 36000 votes.  Stakes are high for both BJP and Union Minister, Ajay Mishra in this region.

For the fourth phase, 624 candidates across 59 assembly constituencies are set to battle it out. Riding on the Modi wave in 2017, BJP had won 51 of 59 assembly seats in 2017. BJP ally, Apna Dal(S) had won one, four went to SP  while two seats were won by Congress and another two by the BSP.

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 The State Capital, Lucknow with nine assembly segments will also vote in this phase. Of the nine assembly seats, BJP had won eight in 2017. The districts going to poll in the fourth phase include Pilibhit, Sitapur, Hardoi, Unnao, Rae Bareli, Banda, Fatehpur besides Lucknow and Lakhimpur.

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