Who Will Be Yogi Adityanath's No. 2? Question For BJP As Deputy Loses
NDTV
UP Polls: In one of the biggest upsets in an otherwise spectacular show, BJP's number two in UP, Deputy Chief Minister Keshav Prasad Maurya, lost the election.
After the BJP's massive win in Uttar Pradesh, Yogi Adityanath is set for a record second term as Chief Minister. But there is a big question mark on his deputy.
In one of the biggest upsets in an otherwise spectacular show, the party's number two in Uttar Pradesh, Deputy Chief Minister Keshav Prasad Maurya, lost the election.
He lost in Sirathu by around 7,000 votes, to Samajwadi Party ally Pallavi Patel of the Apna Dal (Kamerawadi).
Mr Maurya's high-voltage election campaign had starred Prime Minister Narendra Modi, Union ministers Amit Shah and Nitin Gadkari, BJP chief JP Nadda, and even Pallavi Patel's sister Anupriya Patel, who is a BJP ally.
