The Samajwadi Party has claimed that it has won more than 80 per cent seats in the recently concluded Panchayat polls.
The ruling party asserted that the people’s favourable verdict was a reflection of their growing confidence in the party. The SP exuded confidence of retaining power after the 2017 Assembly polls.
“The recent landslide victory in district and kshetra panchayat polls proves that people’s faith in the party has increased. We can now confidently say that SP party would form a government in 2017,’’ said PWD minister Shivpal Yadav in lucknow on Wednesday.
Dismissing the BSP as a political Rsnon entity’ in UP, he said that in the 2017 polls, the BJP would bne its main rival. On victory claims made by BJP, BSP and Congress in Panchayat polls, Yadav said, “Everyone is making claims of victory. In 59 districts, they could not cross the figure of 10 while in 43 other districts, even five candidates of their parties could not win”.
Asked about Asaduddin Owaisi’s All India Majlis-e-Ittehadul Muslimeen opening its account in Azamgarh and Muzaffarnagar by winning seats of member district panchayat, Yadav said, RsRsThe MIM may be a fledgling force in UP, but it has no base.’’
Asked on the delay in portfolio allocation to the new ministers, Yadav said, “It is CM’s sole discretion.’’
Shivpal Yadav endorsed the move of intellectuals returning their awards when asked about the growing trend to protest ‘growing intolerance’.