Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath has lauded BJP’s performance in the Zila Panchayat elections in the state. The CM also paid his gratitude towards Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s “welfare-oriented policies” for the outcome.
Speaking to news agency ANI, Adityanath asserted that the BJP will win the upcoming assembly election in the state by over 300 seats. He also questioned Samajwadi Party chief Akhilesh Yadav’s allegation that the BJP won the panchayat polls by misusing power.
“If we win the Lok Sabha polls or assembly elections, then the opposition raises questions over the EVMs. If we win the local body polls, then they question the administration. We should remember that BJP has four MPs from Ballia — two each in Lok Sabha and Rajya Sabha, we have an MLA from Etawah. Samajwadi Party should accept its defeat,” he said.
Adityanath, who has emerged as one of the tallest leaders in the BJP since 2017, also accepted the challenge from Asaduddin Owaisi and his party All India Majlis-e-Ittehadul Muslimeen (AIMIM) but asserted that the BJP will emerge victoriously.
“Asaduddin Owaisi is a big leader of our nation. If he has challenged BJP (for 2022 Assembly elections) then BJP’s worker accepts his (Asaduddin Owaisi) challenge. There is no doubt that BJP will form government in Uttar Pradesh,” Adityanath told ANI.
