UP Tableau Selected As Best At Republic Day Parade 2022; Maharashtra Tops Popular Choice Category

The tableau of Uttar Pradesh has been selected as the best tableau among the 12 states and union territories which participated in the Republic Day parade on 26 January, the Ministry of Defence said on Friday (4 February).

The tableau of Uttar Pradesh was based on the theme ‘One District One Product and Kashi Vishwanath Dham’.

The second place went to Karnataka for its tableau based on ‘Cradle of Traditional Handicrafts’. The third position went to Meghalaya for its tableau on ‘Meghalaya’s 50 years of Statehood and its tribute to women-led cooperative societies & SHGs’, the Defence Ministry said in a release.

In addition, for the first time, the general public was invited to vote for the best marching contingents and best tableaux in the popular choice category through the MyGov platform. The online poll was conducted between 25-31 January 2022.

Maharashtra was voted as the best tableau among the states and UTs in the popular choice category. The tableau of Maharashtra was based on the theme ‘Biodiversity and State Bio-symbols of Maharashtra’, the ministry said.

The second place went to Uttar Pradesh (popular choice), while the tableau of Jammu and Kashmir, on the theme ‘Changing face of Jammu & Kashmir’, finished third, it added.