Deputy Chief Minister Keshav Prasad Maurya, Jal Shakti Minister Swatantra Dev Singh, Industrial Development Minister Nand Gopal Gupta Nandi, Allahabad Lok Sabha MP Rita Bahuguna Joshi, Phulpur MP Keshari Devi Patel, Kaushambi MP Vinod Sonkar, outgoing mayor Abhilasha Gupta Nandi and several MLAs were present during the election meeting. Prayagraj Municipal Corporation polls will be held in the first phase. The second phase of the urban local body polls will be held on May 11 and the counting of votes will be done on May 13.
On May 2, 2023, Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath addressed an election meeting in the former Samajwadi Party MLA’s Allahabad West constituency. He invoked nature as a force that delivers justice, saying that “It settles scores for everyone.” Adityanath had previously vowed to “destroy” the mafia in the state after the shooting of Umesh Pal, a key witness in the 2005 murder case of BSP MLA Raju Pal. At the meeting, Adityanath highlighted the improvement in law and order during the term of the BJP government in the state and focused on the empowerment of people rather than appeasement. The Prayagraj Municipal Corporation polls will be held in the first phase, with the counting of votes on May 13. Deputy Chief Minister Keshav Prasad Maurya, Jal Shakti Minister Swatantra Dev Singh, Industrial Development Minister Nand Gopal Gupta Nandi, Allahabad Lok Sabha MP Rita Bahuguna Joshi, Phulpur MP Keshari Devi Patel, Kaushambi MP Vinod Sonkar, outgoing mayor Abhilasha Gupta Nandi and several MLAs were present during the election meeting.
