Overview

• Akhilesh Yadav said the BJP is working on a plan to manipulate the Uttar Pradesh assembly elections and urged SP cadres to guard voter rolls and strengthen booth-level organisation.
• He announced district-specific ‘Local Manifestos’ starting with Mathura‑Vrindavan, Hathras and Agra, framing them as templates to address area needs from infrastructure to social equity.
• Warning of potential unrest, he drew a parallel with protests in Nepal, accused authorities of past irregularities in Ayodhya, and said the Election Commission should not act like a ‘jugaad commission’ for the ruling party.
• He outlined farmer-focused pledges including a dedicated fund, direct market access, farmer-run mandis and new infrastructure, and he honoured families of farmers killed during the recent agitation.
• With by-elections approaching, the SP is intensifying grassroots mobilisation, while BJP leaders dismiss Yadav’s claims and portray elections as free and fair.