Rampur bypoll result puts seal on public's faith in double-engine BJP government: Adityanath

LUCKNOW: After the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) on Sunday won the Rampur parliamentary seat bypoll, Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath expressed gratitude to the people of the state, saying that the by-election result puts a seal of public's faith in the double-engine BJP government at the Centre and state.
"The victory on the Rampur Lok Sabha seat in the by-election is a seal of public's faith in the double-engine BJP government on public welfare policies under the successful leadership of respected Prime Minister Narendra Modi," tweeted Adityanath.
The tweet further read, "This victory is the result of the successful leadership of the BJP, the tireless hard work of dedicated workers and the good governance established by the double engine BJP government. Thanks to the people of Rampur from the bottom of my heart!"
In a major political development in Uttar Pradesh, BJP candidate Ghanshyam Singh Lodhi on Sunday won the Lok Sabha bypoll in Rampur, the bastion of Samajwadi Party (SP) big shot Azam Khan. Lodhi had recently joined the party whereas SP candidate Asim Raja was handpicked by Khan. Bahujan Samaj Party (BSP) did not contest from Rampur.
"Lodhi has won by over 42,000 votes," Rampur District Magistrate Ravindra Kumar told reporters after giving the winning certificate to him.
The fate of many bigwigs, including Tripura Chief Minister Manik Saha was sealed today as the counting of votes took place for three Lok Sabha and seven assembly seats spread across five states.
Counting began at 8 am under heavy security arrangements. The postal ballots were counted first and then EVMs were opened. The three Lok Sabha seats, which witnessed bypolls are Azamgarh and Rampur in Uttar Pradesh and Punjab's Sangrur, while assembly by-elections were held in Tripura, Jharkhand, Andhra Pradesh and Delhi.