U.P. CM prioritised his home turf over 2 Varanasi seats in MLC polls: Akhilesh

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U.P. CM prioritised his home turf over 2 Varanasi seats in MLC polls: Akhilesh — Photo credit: The Hindu

BJP’s performance has turned out to be a flop show despite the way they misused power to win the elections, said SP chief Akhilesh Yadav in Lucknow on Friday. | Photo Credit: Nand Kumar

Samajwadi Party (SP) president Akhilesh Yadav on Friday accused Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath of securing the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP)’s victory in the Gorakhpur-Faizabad division Legislative teachers’ constituency at the cost of the two Legislative Council seats in the Varanasi region. “Let Kashi drown, but our Gorakhpur business must not stop,” the senior Opposition leader remarked.

Mr. Adityanath has been a five-term MP from Gorakhpur and currently represents the Gorakhpur (Urban) constituency in the Assembly. Prime Minister Narendra Modi is currently in his second term as the Lok Sabha member from Varanasi.

As per the final tally, declared on Thursday afternoon, of the 11 U.P. Legislative Council seats that went to the polls on October 23, the BJP won six while the SP raised its tally from the previous MLC polls by two.

Originally published by The Hindu on Oct 30, 2026 Read the full article at thehindu.com

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