With BJP sweeping Western UP in the assembly polls and SP and Congress contesting the municipal polls separately, Muslims in Western UP seem to have reposed their faith back in Mayawati. The BSP supremo on Saturday also publicly acknowledged the Muslim support to her in the polls.BSP's Mohd Fukran won the Aligarh Mayor seat with 1.25 lakh votes, defeating the BJP candidate by 10000 votes. The SP's Muslim candidate Mujahid Kidwai and the Congress candidate lost their deposits on this seat. On the Saharanpur Mayor seat, BSP's Fazul Ul Rehman lost the seat by just 2000 votes to the BJP candidate but polled 1.19 lakh votes. SP lost its deposits on this seat as well.

Source: Economic Times December 03, 2017 13:30 UTC