Akhilesh Yadav’s ‘Double Zero’ Jibe At BJP After SP Sweeps Both Varanasi MLC Seats In UP Polls

Samajwadi Party chief Akhilesh Yadav has attacked the BJP after the Uttar Pradesh MLC election results, saying the party’s “double-engine” government has been reduced to “double zero” in key constituencies. The BJP won six of the 11 seats, while the SP secured five. The biggest setback for the BJP came in Varanasi, Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s parliamentary constituency, where the SP won both the Teachers’ and Graduates’ seats. Akhilesh says the results reflect growing anger among teachers, students and educated unemployed graduates ahead of the 2027 Uttar Pradesh Assembly elections.