‘Double-Engine, Double Defeat’: Akhilesh Yadav Taunts BJP Over Varanasi MLC Poll Loss, Claims It Signals 2027 UP Election Outcome

Lucknow: Samajwadi Party leader Akhilesh Yadav bluntly criticized the BJP following their loss in the Uttar Pradesh Legislative Council elections in Varanasi, branding it a "double-engine double defeat" and asserting the results foreshadow the 2027 Assembly polls. In a post on X, Akhilesh described the BJP's performance as a "flop show", attributing the election results to widespread discontent over the party's policies on education and teachers.

Referring to the Varanasi counting process, the SP chief asserted the BJP suffered defeat both in initial and subsequent recounts. He claimed educated unemployed graduates and job-seeking youth had also voiced their dissatisfaction with the BJP, signaling a blow to the ruling party ahead of the Assembly elections. Akhilesh accused the BJP of policy failures and internal factionalism, stating that aggrieved sections of society were rallying behind the SP's Pichhda, Dalit, Alpsankhyak base, now comprising 95% of support.

The SP chief also mocked the BJP for conducting pre-election candidate surveys but allegedly searching for candidates "with binoculars" now. He mocked the BJP for conducting pre-election candidate surveys but allegedly searching for candidates "with binoculars" now. Akhilesh congratulated SP candidates who won and praised those who, he alleged, lost due to manipulation, vowing all SP candidates were winners, even without victory certificates.

He commended teachers and young voters for their vigilance during the counting and praised their unity in his eyes, laying the groundwork for an SP-led government in Uttar Pradesh come 2027.