Lucknow: Badminton champion Saina Nehwal wished Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath on his “massive victory” in the district panchayat polls ahead of the big state election next year. His congratulatory tweet to the chief minister drew a scathing remark from RLD president Jayant Choudhary, who called him a “government shuttler”.
In a tweet on Saturday night, ace badminton player Saina Nehwal said, “Heartfelt congratulations Yogi Adityanath sir for the thumping victory in the district panchayat president election in UP.”
Read also | UP Zilla Panchayat Election Result: BJP uproots SP in local elections; 67 out of 75 seats
More than an hour later, the opposition parties made scathing remarks. Rashtriya Lok Dal president Jayant Choudhary said in a tweet, “Government shuttlers recognize BJP’s skill in sabotaging people’s decisions! I feel voters playing a subtle drop shot at celebs trying to influence their decisions. Is required!”
The saffron party has claimed victory in the elections held on the posts of district panchayat chief on Saturday. The ruling BJP emerged as the sole winner in the panchayat elections, winning 67 out of 75 seats. Samajwadi Party won 5 seats, Lok Dal and Jansatta Dal 1 each. One seat goes to an independent candidate.
The election result came as a major setback for Akhilesh Yadav-led Samajwadi Party (BJP), which managed to win just 5 seats. SP chief Akhilesh Yadav accused the BJP of making fun of the elections, saying that it was strange that most of the results in the election of Zilla Panchayat members were in his party’s favor, while the BJP contested for the Zilla Panchayat chief.
Ahead of the crucial Uttar Pradesh Assembly elections to be held in March-April next year, the local elections are being seen as a litmus test for political parties, especially the Congress and the Samajwadi Party, among voters to see the ground realities. is. .
.