ABP Ganga gears up for the holistic coverage of 2022 UP Assembly elections with special programming “Chunav Kranti Express”.

 

Lucknow, January 7 th 2022: As political parties gear up with their electoral strategies for the

upcoming assembly election in UP this year, ABP Ganga is ahead of the curve in keeping the nation

apprised. The channel is soon to launch a unique programming for the upcoming UP Assembly

Elections under the banner of “Chunav Kranti Express”. Through this completely new style of

programming, ABP Ganga aims to provide the most incisive reporting, the most in-depth coverage,

and a truly holistic news watching experience to its viewers. The show comprises of 10 episodes with

an innovative concept of getting political leaders on board a train journey from Lucknow to Varanasi

and engage in insightful conversations about the upcoming UP elections and de-board on stations

enroute where a new guest will be ready to join. The show will be telecast on ABP Ganga daily from

9pm to 10pm with a repeat telecast the next day from 10am to 11am, starting from 10 th January.

Setting a new benchmark in India’s TV election coverage history, this show is a series of conclaves

held on a running train, using state-of-the-art live action shoot set up to capture and broadcast the

discussions from a moving train. The first episode of the show will feature a special context setting

program which will inform viewers about the show’s unique concept. This will set them up for the

rest of the series by showing behind the scene shots, bytes from guests, few sneak peeks into the

rest of the series and the flag-off ceremony at Lucknow station.

The show will follow a train journey into Uttar Pradesh’s heartland following the route of Lucknow –

Bacchrawan – Rae Bareilly – Amethi – Pratapgarh – Prayagraj – Janghai – Varanasi. In total, there will

be forty guests joining the ABP Ganga Chunav Kranti Express. Some prominent guests include S P

Singh Baghel, MoS, Govt of India (Ministry of Law & Justice), Kaushal Kishore, MoS, Govt of India

(Ministry of Housing & Urban Affairs), Anupriya Patel, MoS, Govt of India (Ministry of Commerce &

Industry), Mahendra Singh, Cabinet Minister, UP (Jal Shakti), Rakesh Tikait, National Spokesperson,

Bharatiya Kisan Union, Ravi Kishan, MP (BJP), Sanjay Singh, MP (AAP), Juhi Singh, National

President, Women’s Wing (SP), Chandrashekhar Azad, National President, Bhim Army and Pramod

Tiwari, Leader (INC).

This show will further strengthen ABP Ganga’s commitment to bridge the gap between political

figures and the electorate ahead of the upcoming polls. This platform will further establish the

leadership of ABP Ganga in the UP and Uttarakhand market as such innovative news experiences will

affirm ABP Ganga’s philosophy of Khabar Aapki, Zubaan Aapki.

Commenting on the election programming, Avinash Pandey, CEO, ABP Network said “This will be a

first of its kind initiative where the election mood and policies of various political parties can be

presented to the viewing public through a train journey across the poll bound state. The audiences

will be able to gauge the political agendas of their leaders ahead of the polls. This programming also

reiterates ABP Network’s position as a market leader in the election coverage programming.”

About ABP Network

An innovative media and content creation company, ABP Network is a credible voice in the

broadcast & digital sphere, with a multi-language portfolio of news channels reaching 535 million

individuals in India. ABP Studios, which comes under the purview of ABP Creations – the content

innovation arm of the network – creates, produces, and licenses original, path-breaking content

outside of news. ABP Network is a group entity of ABP, which was incorporated almost 100 years

ago and continues to reign as a leading Indian Media Conglomerate.