‘Khadeda Hobe’: SP, SBSP strike poll alliance to drive out BJP from Uttar Pradesh

The Samajwadi Party and Suheldev Bhartiya Samaj Party on Wednesday struck an alliance to counter the ruling BJP in next year’s Uttar Pradesh Assembly elections.

The Samajwadi Party and Suheldev Bhartiya Samaj Party on Wednesday struck an alliance to counter the ruling BJP in next year’s Uttar Pradesh Assembly elections.

The announcement was made by SP chief Akhilesh Yadav and SBSP president Om Prakash Rajbhar at a massive rally held in Mau, thronged by supporters of both the parties. As the field where the public meeting was taking place teemed with red and yellow caps, reflecting the colours of the two parties, Akhilesh Yadav took a dig at the central and state governments.