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UP: Keshav Maurya mocks SP of day-dreaming of winning 2027 assembly polls

Prayagraj, Oct 18 (UNI) Uttar Pradesh Deputy Chief Minister Keshav Prasad Maurya today claimed that the Samajwadi Party (SP) will be defeated in the 2026 Legislative Council and 2027 Assembly elections. "After this defeat, Akhilesh Yadav will accuse the party of misuse of Electronic Voting Machines and government and administration, but the people of the state will not allow the SP's hooliganism and mafiaism to return," he said while quipping that Akhilesh Yadav is day-dreaming of getting power in 2027 in UP.
While speaking to the media during his visit to Prayagraj, he claimed that the Bharatiya Janata Party will remain in power in the state and the country not only until 2027 but until 2047, and will realize the resolve for a developed India. He said that the BJP is moving forward with the resolve to serve the country's interests and nation-building.
The Deputy Chief Minister expressed grief over the opposition's reaction to the Durga Puja pandal tragedy in West Bengal. He stated that the entire state of Uttar Pradesh expresses its condolences to those affected. union Home Minister Amit Shah also arrived in West Bengal on Sunday to console the families of the victims. He stated that the opposition does not refrain from politicizing even such tragic incidents.
Responding to the question of posters depicting mafia leader Atiq Ahmed as Ravana being put up in Lucknow, and the BJP being blamed for this, Maurya said that the BJP has no need to put up posters of criminals and mafia leaders like Atiq Ahmed, who is already dead.
The Deputy CM, targeting the Congress, Samajwadi Party, and Left parties, said that these parties have a history of forming governments by capturing booths. He alleged that opposition parties are talking about "regime change" because their electoral strategies have failed.
Maurya said that the opposition alliance will not be able to stand against Prime Minister Narendra Modi in the next Lok Sabha elections. He also dismissed the possibility of Rahul Gandhi becoming Prime Minister and Akhilesh Yadav, Arvind Kejriwal, Mamata Banerjee and Uddhav Thackeray becoming Chief Ministers again.
He said that any attempt to undermine the Constitution and democracy should ensure that India will not be a victim like Bangladesh. He also targeted Leftist parties, saying that the public has already rejected them.
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