It is clear that the SP has dented the BJP's previous big tent social coalition, but whether the quantum of the change will eventually hurt the BJP in the seat remains to be seen.
Many social media users are sharing an apparent envelope with the SP’s symbol printed on it and a 500-rupee note peeping from inside. The message is loud and clear – that the SP is distributing money to lure voters.
Samajwadi Party chief Akhilesh Yadav on Saturday attacked Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath, saying he got the CM s post by chance. Referring to Uttarakhand where the BJP changed its CM, Yadav at a kisan mahapanchayat organised by his party and the Mahan Dal in UP s Kasganj said the day the BJP MLAs came to know that they are being denied ticket (for polls), on that day, UP s chief minister will be changed. He had become the UP s chief minister by chance ( tukke se ), Yadav added referring to Adityanath s surprise selection for the post by the BJP after the Assembly polls in 2017.