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U.P. Panchayat poll: Is BJP looking to bypass the semi final?

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Anuj Kumar
U.P. Panchayat poll: Is BJP looking to bypass the semi final?
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The Allahabad High Court has ordered the Uttar Pradesh government to complete three-tier panchayat elections within three months. The delay in these local polls has caused administrative friction, with local leaders struggling to secure project approvals.

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The court's intervention highlights the tension between state-level administrative control and the functioning of grassroots democratic institutions in India.

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U.P. Panchayat poll: Is BJP looking to bypass the semi final? left Representative image. ANI ANI https://th-i.thgim.com/public/incoming/vgo8p8/article71603715.ece/alternates/FREE_1200/20261013019L.jpg ANI Kanpur, Oct 13 (ANI): Voters show their Voter ID cards as they wait in a queue to cast their vote during the Bithoor Nagar Panchayat chairperson bypoll, in Kanpur on Tuesday. (ANI Photo) The Allahabad High Court’s directive to the Uttar Pradesh government and the State Election Commission (SEC) to complete the three-tier panchayat elections within three months has sparked conversations in village chaupals New Delhi “Before May, we could get work of ₹5 lakh done at the Gram Sabha level. Now, for even ₹10 lakh worth of work, we need approval from the district administration,” says a village Pradhan from Kasganj district in Uttar Pradesh, citing the delay in local body elections in the State.

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