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Yogi Adityanath was sworn in today as Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister for the second time, a 37-year-record, in a ceremony at a packed Lucknow stadium where Prime Minister Narendra Modi, top BJP leaders and Bollywood stars were present.
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The BJP reigned supreme on nearly 70 per cent constituencies in western Uttar Pradesh despite losing 15 seats in the 2022 assembly polls, even as the Samajwadi Party (SP) and its ally Rashtriya Lok Dal (RLD) showed a rise in the region.
BJP+ leads on 265 seats, SP+ on 113,BSP, Cong fail to get into double digit
In Prayagraj region, Uttar Pradesh deputy chief minister Keshav Prasad Maurya is trailing by 455 votes after the second round of counting in Sirathu assembly seat of Kaushambi district. Apna Dal (Kameravadi) leader Pallavi Patel, contesting on a Samajwadi party ticket, is ahead of the BJP stalwart.
The first Dalit woman Chief Minister of the country, Mayawati is set to hit her lowest point in Uttar Pradesh politics. As of noon, the BSP was leading in just five seats, its vote share 12.84%. This is just a shade higher than its lowest ever, in 1993, of 11.12% of the votes.
