After casting her vote here, Mayawati said, "The country is in a mood for change. They want a good government at the centre which works in the interest of people and the country".
"The talk about the wave especially the comments of BJP's Prime Ministerial candidate that there is a BJP wave, is present only in media and opinion polls. Now they have even managed astrologers who are building such air. I do not see any such wave on the ground," she said.
"People from dalit and other backward classes must exercise their franchise which they have got as a result of the long and arduous struggle by Dr Baba Saheb Ambedkar," she said.
Congress candidate and sitting MLA Rita Bahuguna Joshi also dismissed presence of any BJP wave or polarisation.
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Joshi who is facing BJP national President Rajnath Singh from here said Lucknow is a city of broad-minded working class which does not get swayed by such propaganda.
"It is a very interesting election here. Lucknow has always sprung surprises. The election here is a direct contest between Congress and BJP while other parties will be left behind. There is no wave in Lucknow," she said.
"There is no polarisation in Lucknow. Lucknow is a secular city. People here have given importance to candidate. It is a middle class city, working class city, so don't expect it to polarise," she told reporters.