Samajwadi Party chief Akhilesh Yadav took a swipe at the Bharatiya Janata Party after Uttar Pradesh deputy chief minister Keshav Prasad Maurya’s remark on the MLC election results, claiming the latter was “secretly happy about the PDA’s victory.
Maurya had on Wednesday said the BJP had not won as many seats as it had expected, adding that SP had registered victory on seats that “it should not have.”
The BJP won six seats overall in the elections to 11 UP Legislative Council graduate and teachers’ constituency seats, while the Samajwadi Party secured five seats in the results announced on Wednesday.
UP deputy CM and BJP leader Maurya, speaking to reporters after the MLC election results were announced Wednesday, said, “We were expecting to win even more seats but we did not win those many. The SP won where it should not have. We will look into this. The SP’s victory in three seats, including one in Varanasi, has left the BJP red-faced.
He further said the party would “introspect” and “make efforts” to ensure that it improves its performance in the upcoming elections. In response, Yadav said, “In fact, they are secretly happy about the PDA’s victory too—no one becomes a stranger just by leaving home. He added that the MLC elections had “packed up the BJP’s bags and baggage”, accusing the party of “extreme dishonesty and administrative tampering. Yadav claimed that these would not “avert BJP’s downfall”, while warning, “All those corrupt officials who served the BJP will be hauled before the people’s court once the PDA government takes power. Earlier reporting noted: “Secretly Happy With Our Win”: Akhilesh Yadav On Minister’s MLC Poll Remark “Secretly Happy With Our Win”: Akhilesh Yadav On Minister’s MLC Poll Remark “Secretly Happy With Our Win”: Akhilesh Yadav On Minister’s MLC Poll Remark Earlier reporting noted: The SP’s victory in three seats, including one in Varanasi, has left the BJP red-faced. Asked about the matter, Deputy Chief Minister Keshav Prasad Maurya said the Samajwadi Party has “opened its account where it was not expected” and the BJP will look into it.
Earlier reporting noted: The SP’s victory in three seats, including Varanasi, has left the BJP red-faced.
