Uttar Pradesh Elections 2022: The many moods, colours and voices behind the votes
Ahead of the seventh and final phase of the Uttar Pradesh state elections, Consulting Editor (Photo) Madhu Kapparath captures some of the action and colour on the campaign and voting trail since it began on February 10
By: Madhu Kapparath
_20220304071707_930x584.jpg "Baghpat UP (2)")
Deepak Rajbhar, a Class 10 student in Shivale, joins his neighbours as they dig for leftover bits of metal bars from a highway construction site that was previously used for casting concrete slabs. Rajbhar, like the others, hopes to sell them for some money till the day he can fulfil his dream of joining the Indian Army. Many in his village couldn’t because the middlemen were asking for Rs 7 lakh. Shivale, Jaunpur, February 12, 2022
