"The country wants a change. INDIA is going to defeat the BJP. The Samajwadi Party and its allies are ready for the election -- be it early or later," Akhilesh Yadav said
Samajwadi Party (SP) President Akhilesh Yadav has now backed Mamata Banerjee's statement for opposition unity at the national level, saying the party which is strong in a state should contest elections there.
The Samajwadi Party (SP), under the leadership of Akhilesh Yadav, could not win even a single mayoral seat out of the 17 on Saturday and also failed to retain the Suar Assembly seat that it had held for years.
Samajwadi Party chief Akhilesh Yadav reportedly assured West Bengal CM and AITC national president Mamata Banerjee on this count during an an hour-long meeting between the two
Stating that the BRS had supporters in other States too, he said all like minded parties along with BRS would work together to bring a new regime at the Centre with progressive agenda, he said.
In an exclusive interview to 'Telangana Today', the SP chief spoke at length about the role of BRS and KCR in uniting the opposition parties to take on BJP in the 2024 Lok Sabha polls.
The meeting assumes political significance as it is the first public meeting after the TRS decided to go national by renaming itself as BRS and also because leaders of different opposition parties would be seen together.
Former Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister and Samajwadi Party president Akhilesh Yadav, former Karnataka Chief Minister and JD(S) leader HD Kumaraswamy, apart from leaders of several other regional parties attended the inaugural ceremony.
Dimple Yadav is the wife of SP chief Akhilesh Yadav, who is believed to carry the legacy of her father-in-law Mulayam Singh Yadav in the constituency by winning the polls there.