After the state unit of Shiv Sena said they would field candidates in all 403 seats, Sena leader Sanjay Raut had told media that they may contest in around 100 seats in UP.
The UP government has declared that an area comprising of 22 wards of the Mathura municipality will henceforth be identified as a holy pilgrimage site and will have a complete ban on the sale of meat and liquor.