Akhilesh Joins Rahul’s ‘Nyay Yatra’ After SP-RLD Seat-Sharing Deal

Samajwadi Party leader Akhilesh Yadav joined the Congress ‘Bharat Jodo Yatra’ in UP in the afternoon after allying with the RLD for the 2024 polls. He criticized the management, while Rahul Gandhi accused the ruling celebration of setting a dictatorship within the United States of America. The Opposition Integration aims to consolidate anti-BJP votes in UP, like in the 2022 state polls.

SP Chief Shows Support Amid Alliance Talks

The SP chief strolling along Rahul and his sister Priyanka Gandhi Vadra during the padayatra alerts a display of opposition team spirit within the essential state of UP. The Congress’ marathon march throughout the country over the last few months targets to highlight various issues plaguing the kingdom, including inflation, unemployment, social divisions, and monetary disparity.

Alliance Partners Target the Ruling BJP

Both Akhilesh and Rahul used the occasion to criticize the ruling BJP authorities in Uttar Pradesh, led by Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath. Accusing the administration of misgovernance and divisive politics, the opposition leaders stated that human beings would vote out the BJP in the subsequent parliamentary polls.

The whole USA has been delivered to its knees because of rising inflation. The trouble of unemployment keeps growing, but the government has no way to stop it, stated Akhilesh.

Rahul alleged the BJP was looking to crush democracy and trade the Constitution to set up a dictatorship. He urged humans to unite in the fight against policies that advantage select corporations while ignoring not-unusual citizens.

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Seat Sharing Pact Sealed for 2024 Polls

A day in advance, on Monday, Akhilesh and RLD leader Jayant introduced the contours in their pre-ballot percent for the upcoming Lok Sabha elections. As per the arrangement, the RLD will contest three Lok Sabha seats in western Uttar Pradesh, while the last will be contested through the SP.

Of the 80 parliamentary constituencies in UP, the SP will discipline applicants in 55 seats at the same time as its alliance partners will contest the closing 25 seats.

The coming together of SP and RLD—two events with effect on Muslims, Jats, and farmers—is visible as a try to consolidate non-BJP votes, much like what occurred at some point in the 2022 country polls. The alliance, however, fell short with the BJP preserving electricity in UP.

Eyes on Replicating State Poll Performance

In the high-decibel 2022 UP assembly elections, Akhilesh’s SP fashioned an alliance with smaller regional events—the RLD and the SBSP. The coalition won significant traction throughout the polls, with the SP prevailing by 111 seats—its maximum tally since the 2012 victory.

The celebration now targets replicating its country-wide ballot performance at some stage in the country-wide elections in the summer of 2024. Political analysts say the SP-RLD partnership will make the contest triangular in UP, historically witnessing an immediate BJP vs. opposition struggle.

Much like preceding elections, UP, with its eighty Lok Sabha seats, will prove decisive in figuring out the countrywide mandate in 2024. As the BJP and opposition ramp up arrangements, the politically essential country is yet again set to capture national attention.