NOTA has made a significant entry in the UP-Assembly election turnout. According to the Election Commission of India, NOTA has secured a 0.69% vote share surpassing the vote percentage of the most popular parties of the region.
The grand old party INC batting again with the legacy dynamics has limited its prominence to only a meagre 2.33%.
Many experts had predicted that this election was scheduled for an Akhilesh return.
The prophecy was shattered with a reality check of garnering only 32% vote share for SP which is the highest the party has ever achieved only being trumped by BJP’s 41.6% vote share.
While the BJP-SP fight to reach the goal post of 202 seats was predicted. The prominence of NOTA is the real surprise of the bygone election.
The fact that it received a vote percentage share higher than that of Owasis’s AIMIM (0.49%), Kejriwal’s AAP (0.38%), JD-U (0.11%) and other regional parties is reflective of the changing dynamics of the state.
While it remains debatable whether or not the state has risen from bipartisan politics but this election has raised concern on the existence of the old lords of Indian politics mainly INC and Mayawati’s BSP (12.8% vote share).
Experts are reeling over the AAP’s rise to dominance in Punjab, celebrating the fastest growing Party since its inception in 2012.
Nota is Uttar Pradesh’s fastest-growing alternate, since its inclusion by Election Commission after Supreme Court’s Rulings on the same back in September 2013.
A vote share of 0.69% is a response to people’s awareness of their rights and their willingness to register rejection for the unfulfilling candidature.
This election turnout for the UP has humbled some and overwhelmed the majority of the regional parties. For NOTA, it has only strengthened its foothold.
