Akhilesh Yadav alleges Bihar mandate shaped by SIR, says it wont work elsewhere

LUCKNOW: With the NDA poised to form the next government in Bihar , as indicated by the poll results on Friday, celebrations broke out in the BJP camp in Lucknow. Meanwhile, Samajwadi Party chief Akhilesh Yadav, in his first reaction to the National Democratic Alliances victory, attributed the outcome, and the Mahagathbandhans rout to the pre-election special intensive revision (SIR), an exercise carried out by the Election Commission to clean up the electoral rolls. He also called the ruling BJP a party of deception. Alluding to the NDAs performance and alleging it was due to the SIR in Bihar, Yadav, in an apparent attempt to counter the NDAs claims of work on the ground, said the SIR game would not work in West Bengal, Tamil Nadu, Uttar Pradesh and other states. The game played by the SIR in Bihar will no longer be possible in West Bengal, Tamil Nadu, Uttar Pradesh, or elsewhere because this electoral conspiracy has now been exposed, he said in a post on microblogging site X. SIR . , , , CCTV PPTV Akhilesh Yadav (@yadavakhilesh) November 14, 2025 We will not let them play this game any further We will remain vigilant and thwart the BJPs plans. The BJP is not a party, but a fraud, Yadav added. Meanwhile, NDA leaders equated the Oppositions criticism of the SIR exercise to tantrums thrown by those who allegedly lost the election. Unable to secure a win, they were trying to create chaos by attacking independent institutions, NDA leaders said, adding that the same parties which complained about SIR would have remained silent had they taken the lead. In Uttar Pradesh, the BJP and its allies were overjoyed. The NDA alliance called the Bihar victory a win for development. BJP workers in Kashi entered a celebratory mood. In Prime Minister Narendra Modis parliamentary constituency, party workers took out a procession with posters reading Spring in Bihar. Extensive fireworks were displayed during the celebrations, and workers were seen dancing and swaying to drum beats. UP Deputy Chief Minister Keshav Prasad Maurya said that the Bihar picture would be seen in UP as well. Deputy Chief Minister Brajesh Pathak called Bihars results a victory for good governance. He added: We had already said that the people of Bihar have decided to endorse Modi jis pro-poor welfare schemes and Nitish jis good governance. Pathak attributed the win to the support of women voters. The biggest thing is that mothers, sisters and daughters of Bihar have voted for the NDA candidate, rising above caste and religion. Under Nitish jis leadership, the people of Bihar still have faith in the BJP alliance regarding law and order and good governance. Bihar swings for Ni-Mo: NDA poised for landslide under CM Nitish and PM Modi