Lucknow, Dec. 12 -- Both ruling and opposition parties in Uttar Pradesh on Thursday welcomed the Election Commission of India's decision to extend the deadline for the special intensive revision (SIR) of voter rolls till December 26. Uttar Pradesh was among the five states and one Union Territory that got the extension. The Samajwadi Party seemed to be taking credit for the deadline extension. "The extension of SIR's deadline by two weeks is a victory for our legitimate demand and also for the BLOs and PDA sentinels. In these two weeks, all PDA sentinels should redouble their efforts and ensure not a single valid vote is lost," SP national president Akhilesh Yadav said in a post on X in Hindi. Uttar Pradesh Congress Committee president, Aja...