After the comment of Yogi on SP that the family of 2008, Ahmedabad blast convicts supports Akhilesh Yadav, now BJP leader Anurag Thakur has taken a dig over it and said, "When it comes to terrorism, BJP's attitude & mindset has always been of zero tolerance. SP takes the stand of complete protection, on terrorism. If I speak about Ahmedabad serial blast, people died, got injured but it had direct links to SP leaders in UP."
Earlier, Anurag Thakur, slamming SP over the attack of SP Singh Baghel said, "SP goons then attacked BJP candidate from Karhal &MoS SP Singh Baghel in Mainpuri on Feb 15. SP goons do this in every Mainpuri poll. We've demanded strict action, CCTVs on every polling booth, & flag marches a day before polling, with paramilitary force deployment."
Meanwhile, the first phase of the Uttar Pradesh assembly elections has been done successfully the district recorded a 59.87% turnout in votes. The first phase of polls covered 58 assembly constituencies across 11 districts of the state. These districts include Shamli, Meerut, Hapur, Muzaffarnagar, Baghpat, Ghaziabad, Bulandshahar, Aligarh, Agra, Gautam Buddha Nagar, and Mathura.
Also, the state held its second phase of polling on 14th Feb. The second phase covered nine districts which are Moradabad, Rampur, Bareilly, Badaun, Saharanpur, Bijnor, Amroha, Sambhal, and Shahjahanpur. BJP and SP are the main competitors in the polls.