"Gave suggestions to State Election Commission to increase voter turnout": UP BJP chief

Lucknow (Uttar Pradesh) [India], March 28 : Ahead of the Lok Sabha elections in the country, a Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) delegation met the State Election Commission in Lucknow on Thursday.
The delegation met under the leadership of the BJP state president of Uttar Pradesh Bhupendra Singh Chaudhary.
While speaking to the media after the meeting with the State Election Commission, Chaudhary said, "We gave suggestions to increase the vote count in the upcoming polls. There must be proper arrangements keeping in mind that the elections will be held in summer. Proper water facilities must be there. The people who are 85 years old or above must be dealt with special care."
He further emphasised that the BJP delegation has raised the issue that the voter slips get properly delivered to every family in the state.
Taking a jibe at the Samajwadi party, he said that SP has made Azam Khan their star campaigner. "It shows the mentality of the Samajwadi party. They can also make Mukhtar Ansari their campaigner. There is a lot of infighting in their party," he added.
Lashing out at the Congress party, he said that they had escaped from the state. "People know the reality of their alliance," he added.
Notably, Uttar Pradesh, which sends the maximum number of MPs, 80, to Parliament, will vote in all seven phases.
Voting for phases one and two will be held on April 19 and April 26. Next, the state will once again poll in phases three and four on May 7 and May 13.
The Uttar Pradesh electorate will also vote in phases five, six and seven on May 20, May 23 and June 1 respectively. The votes will be counted on June 4.