Akhilesh Yadav's First Reaction After INDIA Bloc's Impressive UP Show

Akhilesh Yadav said that the electorate's decision had demonstrated that no force or deceit could overpower the collective will of the people

Samajwadi Party chief Akhilesh Yadav hailed the triumph of the INDIA bloc in Uttar Pradesh as a landmark victory for the state's backward classes, Dalits, and minorities. This victory, he claimed, was a testament to the power of the PDA (Pichada, Dalit, and Alpasankhyak) strategy and the collaborative efforts of the Opposition alliance. प्रिय ‘उप्र के समझदार मतदाताओं'उप्र में इंडिया गठबंधन की ‘जन-प्रिय जीत' :- उस दलित-बहुजन भरोसे की भी जीत है जिसने अपने पिछड़े, अल्पसंख्यक, आदिवासी, आधी आबादी और अगड़ों में पिछड़े सभी उपेक्षित, शोषित, उत्पीड़ित समाज के साथ मिलकर उस संविधान को बचाने के लिए कंधे-से-कंधा मिलाकर… pic.twitter.com/mTmiFAj0K1

Mr Yadav, a former Chief Minister, said that the electorate's decision had demonstrated that no force or deceit could overpower the collective will of the people. "Dear intelligent voters of Uttar Pradesh, the victory of the INDIA bloc in the state is also the victory of the Dalit-Bahujan trust which, along with backward, minority, tribal, 'half population' (women) and all neglected, exploited, oppressed, backwards among the upper castes, has fought shoulder to shoulder to save the Constitution that gives the right to equality, respect, self-respect, dignified life, and reservation," he wrote on X.

The INDIA bloc's impressive performance saw it win 43 of UP's 80 Lok Sabha seats, with the SP alone securing 37 seats and the Congress taking 6. This outcome marks a significant blow to the ruling BJP-led NDA, which managed to win only 33 seats, supplemented by its allies with Rashtriya Lok Dal (RLD) winning two seats and Apna Dal (Sonelal) securing one.