Samajwadi Party Will Come To Power After 2022, Will Win Over 400 Seats: Akhilesh Yadav

Samajwadi Party chief Akhilesh Yadav hit out at the Centre over the issue of inflation and unemployment

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New Delhi: Samajwadi Party chief Akhilesh Yadav on Friday hit out at the Centre over the issue of inflation and unemployment and went on to claim that his party will come in the power in the state. Talking to media in Jaipur before attending a marriage ceremony, Yadav said, "Samajwadi Party will win over 400 seats in UP. Inflation and unemployment have increased. The public has made up its mind for the elimination of the BJP."

Taking a swipe at the Centre, the former chief minister told ANI, "The BJP leaders had promised that common people can travel by air. But the people owning two-wheelers are also upset."

Assembly elections in Uttar Pradesh are scheduled to be held in early 2022. Samajwadi Party chief Akhilesh Yadav will reach Gorakhpur on Saturday from where he will begin the third phase of his Samajwadi Vijay Yatra, according to a Hindustan Times report.

In the third phase of campaigning, the former CM will arrive in Uttar Pradesh chief minister Yogi Adityanath's home turf to begin the yatra which was launched in October to connect with the voters ahead of next year's assembly elections in the state.

The yatra will end on November 14 in Kushinagar. The former chief minister began his Samajwadi Vijay Yatra on October 12 in Kanpur, with the first phase, which ended on October 13, covering Kanpur Dehat, Jalaun and Hamirpur. The second phase, meanwhile, was held in Hardoi on October 31.

In his sojourn, Yadav traveled on a bus converted into a ‘rath,’ with one side of the vehicle displaying his posters, while the other side displays those of his father, SP patriarch and former CM Mulayam Singh Yadav.