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The Times of India
The Times of India
National
Rajiv Srivastava | TNN

Uttar Pradesh: Bypolls results a shot in the armfor BJP, double whammy for SP

LUCKNOW: The Bharatiya Janata Party has given a major jolt to the Samajwadi Party in its strongholds of Rampur and Azamgarh parliamentary seats which is sure to set a new political narrative ahead of the 2024 Lok Sabha elections.

As combinations based on caste and religion were heavily tilted in favour of the Samajwadi Party, analysts had predicted SP’s victory on both the seats. Rampur has over 50% Muslim voters while Muslims and Yadavs together comprise around 40% of Azamgarh voters.

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