LUCKNOW, Oct. 30 -- Uttar Pradesh Cabinet minister and Suheldev Bharatiya Samaj Party (SBSP) chief Om Prakash Rajbhar sought to play down the Samajwadi Party's victories in both the Varanasi Graduate and Teacher constituencies in the MLC elections, saying the results had little bearing on the 2027 Assembly polls as the two elections involved different electorates. Speaking to reporters in Ballia after attending an agricultural seminar at the Krishi Vigyan Kendra in Sohanv (and related events in the district) on Wednesday, Rajbhar said, "This is the mandate of educated people. We welcome the mandate. This is the vote of educated people, not of the common public." Rajbhar referred specifically to the SP's success in Varanasi. In a separate post on X on Thursday, Rajbhar congratulated SP chief Akhilesh Yadav on his party's performance but turned the focus to the Congress. "Akhilesh ji, many congratulations on your party's performance in the MLC elections. By the way, tell me, have you congratulated your friend Rahul ji or not? In UP, the Congress people could not even find candidates, where they did, the result was 'zero'. Even in Congress-ruled Karnataka, people rejected your friend," he wrote. HTC...