Uttar Pradesh is ahead of all other poll-bound states in consumption of liquor, drugs and flow of cash.
Large quantities of liquor and drugs were seized along with huge amounts of cash during electioneering in the state.
According to official data, till fifth phase of polls (February 27), the cops have seized cash worth Rs. 115.43 crore. Besides, 20.65 lakh litres of alcohol and drugs worth Rs. 8 crore were confiscated from various parts of the state. During the fifth phase alone, the police have seized Rs. 4.21 crore cash, two lakh litres of liquor and drugs worth Rs 27 lakh.
The cash seized this time is three times more than what was recovered during the previous assembly polls. In the 2012 assembly elections, only Rs 36.29 crore cash and a little over 3,000 litres liquor were seized.
UP tops the list of seizures when compared to other poll-bound states—Punjab, Goa and Uttarakhand, where the cops have recovered Rs 58.02 crore, Rs 2.24 crore, Rs 3.40 crore in cash respectively.
