SP MP Afzal Ansari praises Yogi Adityanath, says Modi magic is over

economictimes.indiatimes.com:

SP MP Afzal Ansari, brother of slain gangster-politician Mukhtar Ansari, credited Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath for BJP winning 30 Lok Sabha seats in the state. He said that “Modi’s magic remains limited to not more than three seats in the state,” reported TOI.
«Had Yogi not camped in Varanasi, retaining his seat would have been difficult,” Ansari claimed.

«Modi's magic is over now as Varanasi constituency is surrounded by Chandauli, Ghazipur and Machhlishahr LS constituencies and BJP lost all three. Gone are the days when Modi's magic led to a cascading effect in east UP,

Bihar and West Bengal because of his candidature from Varanasi,” said Ansari.

He said that Anityanath made the best efforts keeping ground reality as the focus, adding that BJP must thank him for avoiding an embarrassing result in the state. „Due to his hard work and efforts, 30 seats could be won by the BJP,” said the SP MP to TOI.
He, however, accused the Yogi government of killing his brother to protect other criminals.