Not just Assembly polls: It's all-out war on the western front in UP

Battle lines drawn in Western UP as voting for first phase begins today

The hotly fought battle for Lucknow will begin on February 10, with the first phase of the seven-phase election largely in Western Uttar Pradesh (UP). Fifty-eight seats will go to polls, of which the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) had won 53 in 2017. At stake are the fortunes of all four major national parties – the BJP, the Samajwadi Party (SP), the Bahujan Samajwadi Party (BSP), and the Congress. However, smaller parties like the Rashtriya Lok Dal (RLD) are also in contention.

Some interesting battles are due in the first phase.

Agra district, with nine Assembly constituencies, is due for