"Lalu ka thopda saaf kar diya hain": Union Minister Giriraj Singh

Begusarai: Union Minister Giriraj Singh spoke on the performance of the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) on the upcoming results for the Maharashtra, Jharkhand, Uttar Pradesh and Rajasthan and said on Saturday that the public in UP had given a wipe off to Lalu Prasad.
Speaking to ANI, he said "We accept the results in Jharkhand. However, in Bihar and UP, the public has given a wipe-off to Lalu Prasad. Lalu ka thopda saaf kar diya hain... The opposition will say that EVMs are wrong when they are losing. We will wait for the final results to come... Congress Telangana mein jeet gayi toh balle balle, agar Maharashtra mein haar gayi toh EVM par sawaal.."
Further speaking on the results in Maharashtra, he said "The two-third majority NDA got in Maharashtra clearly shows that people have rejected Uddhav Thackeray and Sharad Pawar. Today, the BJP's strike rate is around 87 per cent. BJP has got more than 60 per cent seats in Maharashtra."
Earlier Ajit Pawar's son Jay Pawar thanked the voters for the faith reposed in the Yuti Alliance and said that the alliance would work to fulfil its promises.
Jay Pawar said, "I am really happy with the results. I would like to take this opportunity to thank all our voters because they all have entrusted the Mahayuti again. In the next five years, we all will work hand in hand for the progress of the state and our Taluka...All the Baramatikars are Dada's and my family and as they gave respect to Saheb during Lok Sabha (polls) they have respect to Dada during Vidhan Sabha because they know the work he has done for the Taluka..."
In Maharashtra, as of 2:15 PM, the Mahayuti alliance crossed the crucial majority mark, winning 8 seats and leading in over 220 constituencies.
In Uttar Pradesh, as of 2.20 pm, according to the Election Commission of India, BJP is leading on six seats - Kundarki, Ghaziabad, Khair, Phulpur, Katehari and Majhawan.Samajwadi party is leading on two seats of Sishamau and Karhal while Jayant Chuadhary's RLD is on the Meerapur seat.The by-polls were held in 48 assembly seats and two Lok Sabha seats across 15 states, with notable contests in Uttar Pradesh and Wayanad, Kerala, where Congress leader Priyanka Gandhi Vadra made her electoral debut.
In Jharkhand, as of 2:40 pm, as per ECI, JMM is leading on 33 seats, while BJP is leading on 22 seats.