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'Postponement of UP polls till Prez elections likely'

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New Delhi, Mar 2: Apprehending an attempt to postpone theelections in Uttar Pradesh till the completion of the presidentialpolls to deny the BJP a say in the choice for the next President by theruling UPA, the party today asked the Election Commission to completethe poll process in the state on time.

BJP Parliamentary Party Spokesman Vijay Kumar Malhotra saidalthough such a move was legally impossible, going by the Congress'past, anything was possible. Hence, the BJP made an appeal before theEC to take note of such an apprehension, especially after the routingof Congress in the Punjab and Uttarakhand elections, he added.

He also requested the EC to be alert to the possibilities ofmisusing of the police and key administration officials in theelections.

The EC has fixed elections in Uttar Pradesh during April and May.


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