BJP has got a bumper victory in the UP Legislative Council elections. The BJP won 33 out of 36 seats, while the SP was reduced to zero. On the other hand, 3 seats have been won by other candidates. Deoria-Kushinagar seat was very popular because from here Samajwadi Party had fielded Dr. Kafeel Khan. However, Dr Kafeel Khan has also lost the election by a huge margin to BJP candidate Ratanpal Singh.
After the defeat, Dr. Kafeel Khan while talking to a news channel said that, “No one has won but democracy has lost. The way money was lured, police pressure was put on BDC and Pradhans, they were intimidated, that’s why I say this is the defeat of democracy. I have got 1031 votes and got signed.”