As th date draws nearer, words get sharper, and each political party tries to undercut the other and present itself as the best alternative to the public in what is arguably India's most politically significant state. While many see the upcoming UP elections to be held in 2022 as a two-way contest between Samajwadi Party's Akhilesh Yadav on one hand the the Yogi-Modi combine by the BJP on the other, Priyanka Gandhi of Congress is also trying to consolidate women's vote in Uttar PRadesh with the 'Ladki Hoon Lad Sakti Hoon' campaign.

Meanwhile, BSP Supremo Mayawati has said that the various activities of other political parties, be it the ruling BJP or other parties in opposition, are merely pre=poll gimmicks. She has also rebuffed calls for alliance by maverick newcomer Chandrashekhar Azad 'Ravan' who came to prominence as a Dalit activist from Saharanpur, Western UP, in 2017