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Uttar Pradesh by-polls highlights: The bypolls were necessitated after Adityanath and Deputy Chief Minister Keshav Prasad Maurya vacated their Lok Sabha seats after getting elected to the state Legislative Council.
The Uttar Pradesh by-polls being viewed as yet another test for the BJP ahead of the general elections next year, saw 43 per cent of voter turnout in Gorkahpur and 37.39 per cent in Phulpur district, the state election office said. The bypolls were necessitated after Adityanath and Deputy Chief Minister Keshav Prasad Maurya vacated their Lok Sabha seats after getting elected to the state Legislative Council.
Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath, who cast his “first” vote for Gorakhpur seat said the BJP will win both the bypolls with a big margin. He also termed the SP-BSP alliance as “opportunistic”. Reacting to question on Rahul Gandhi, the UP CM said that wherever the Congress president goes, the grand old party is decimated.
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While the Mayawati-led BSP has decided to bury its 25-year-old bitter rivalry and extend support to candidates nominated by Akhilesh Yadav-led SP, the Congress is going it alone in both the seats.
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