Uttar Pradesh Elections 2022: The many moods, colours and voices behind the votes
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
Anil Kumar lounges on his cot in Jat-dominated Taharpur Bhabisa, in the midst of a harvesting season in the country’s biggest sugarcane growing state. He denies reports that farmer arrears were one of the lowest in the last year, and resents the expensive electricity he has to use for irrigation. It must be free, says the Jat from a well-to-do family in the village. Shamli, February 10, 2022