LUCKNOW: BJP-led NDA’s landslide victory in Bihar might have a cascading effect on Uttar Pradesh politics too, given the demographic similarities between the two States.

On one hand, Deputy Chief Minister Keshav Prasad Maurya, who was the co-convenor of the Bihar election, asserted: “Magadh jeeta, Awadh bhi jeetengey. 2027 mein 2017 dohrayenge (After winning Magadh (Bihar), we will Awadh (UP). Will repeat 2017 in 2027).”

On the other hand, Samajwadi Party chief vented his ire on the BJP, calling it a ‘party of deceit’, attributing Mahagathbandhan’s Bihar failure to the Special Intensified Revision (SIR) of the voter list.

In his first reaction to the Bihar results, the SP chief warned the NDA that SIR would not help it in West Bengal, Tamil Nadu and UP, since the political conspiracy is

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