Lucknow (Uttar Pradesh) [India], November 17 : Uttar Pradesh Deputy Chief Minister Keshav Prasad Maurya on Monday lashed out at Samajwadi Party chief Akhilesh Yadav over the latter's "vote theft" allegations in the Bihar Assembly election, accusing him of making "false allegations" and not learning from his "friend" and Congress MP Rahul Gandhi.
Speaking with ANI, Keshav Prasad Maurya said that the people of Bihar started the "end of casteism and nepotism", and Akhilesh Yadav will meet the same fate in Uttar Pradesh.
"Akhilesh Yadav has not learned from his friend Rahul Gandhi. He is making false allegations, running fake PDA, nepotism, all this cannot be tolerated in Bihar, neither jungle raj, katta raj was tolerated in Bihar, nor will riot raj, goonda raj, and rule of criminals continue in Uttar Pradesh," Keshav Prasad Maurya said.
"Bihar has started the end of casteism and nepotism, now the country will move ahead on the path of development, and Akhilesh Yadav should prepare to go to Saifai," he added.
He further said that there's no "future of politics of nepotism, casteism and hooliganism" in the country.
Following Mahagathbandhan's defeat in the Bihar Assembly election, Akhilesh Yadav blamed SIR for the failure of the opposition alliance.
He termed the SIR as an "electoral conspiracy", asserting that after Bihar, it would not be possible in other states, including West Bengal, Tamil Nadu, Uttar Pradesh, or any other state.
"The game that the SIR played in Bihar will no longer be possible in West Bengal, Tamil Nadu, Uttar Pradesh or anywhere else, because this electoral conspiracy has now been exposed. From now on, we will not let them play this game," Yadav posted on X.
The National Democratic Alliance (NDA) led by Nitish Kumar registered a landslide victory in the Bihar polls. The NDA has secured 202 seats out of 243, with the BJP emerging as the single largest party, winning 89 seats.
NDA: BJP: 89 seats, JD(U): 85 seats, LJP (RV): 19 seats, HAM (S): 5 seats and RLM: 4 seats, while Mahagathbandhan: RJD: 25 seats, INC: 6 seats, CPI(ML)(L): 2 seats, CPI(M): 1 seat
IIP won 1 seat and AIMIM won 5 seats. The NDA's victory is attributed to Nitish Kumar's welfare schemes, including the Mahila Rozgar Yojana, which provided ₹10,000 to 1.25 crore women. Prime Minister Narendra Modi hailed the victory as a win for good governance and development.