On Mainpuri Campaign Trail, Akhilesh Yadav Seeks Votes In Name Of "Netaji"
NDTV
The Mainpuri seat got vacated earlier this year after the death of Akhilesh Yadav's father Mulayam Singh Yadav.
Samajwadi Party chief Akhilesh Yadav is leading his party's charge for the Mainpuri Lok Sabha bypoll with a small public meeting every three to four km. The seat got vacated earlier this year after the death of his father Mulayam Singh Yadav. Former Lok Sabha MP Dimple Yadav, Akhilesh Yadav's wife, is the party candidate.
As the long convoy made its way through a state highway near Mainpuri, groups of party supporters stood with garlands, portraits of Netaji -- as supporters called Mulayam Singh Yadav --, hoping to catch his son's attention.
At meeting after meeting, Mr Yadav invoked his father, asking for votes in the name of ''Netaji".
"This is Netaji's home, his area. The people of Mainpuri made Netaji what he was. I am sure each vote here will be in the name of Netaji," he told NDTV in an exclusive interview on the campaign trail.
