Note ban will make 2017 UP elections more costly: Survey
The Centre's demonetisation drive to curb black money will eventually make 2017 UP Assembly elections more costly, a survey by UP Election Watch and Association for Democratic Reforms has found. Almost 69% of prospective candidates and party office-bearers said the cost of contesting elections would rise by nearly 10%. Also, 70% said they would follow old patterns to "woo" voters.