Message for Congress? Akhilesh shares Mamata, Stalin pictures with cryptic ‘not ones who abandon’ put up | India Information
NEW DELHI: Samajwadi Celebration (SP) chief Akhilesh Yadav on Friday backed the Trinamool Congress and DMK after their defeats within the current meeting elections, whereas taking an obvious swipe on the Congress, saying, “we’re not those who depart throughout tough instances”.Akhilesh’s comment was within the backdrop of the Congress snapping ties with ally DMK in Tamil Nadu and increasing assist to actor Vijay’s Tamilaga Vettri Kazhagam (TVK), which has added to the rancour within the INDIA bloc.The 2026 meeting elections in Tamil Nadu and West Bengal have forged a foreboding shadow on the NDA’s rival bloc as Mamata and Stalin had been two highly effective regional leaders within the anti-BJP camp.“We’re not those who depart (you) in the course of the tough instances,” the previous UP chief minister wrote sharing a photograph on X from his conferences with Didi in Kolkata and DMK president MK Stalin.A day earlier, the previous Uttar Pradesh chief minister met Banerjee at her Kalighat residence and voiced assist for the TMC management following its loss in West Bengal. He additionally alleged that the state elections had been performed on the “Uttar Pradesh mannequin” via intimidation and manipulation.
Akhilesh Yadav calls on West Bengal chief minister and TMC Supremo Mamata Banerjee, in Kolkata on Thursday. (ANI photograph)
The assembly gained political significance amid opposition efforts to reassess methods after setbacks in a number of states and Banerjee’s push to revive and strengthen the INDIA bloc following the TMC’s defeat.Akhilesh Yadav, who led Uttar Pradesh from 2012 to 2017, accused the BJPthe Election Fee and “underground components” of utilizing “multi-layered mafia ways” in the course of the Bengal polls.“What occurred in Uttar Pradesh was repeated in Bengal. Opposition polling brokers had been threatened, and votes had been performed beneath concern. Central forces had been used to make sure the defeat of the opposition,” he had alleged.
Akhilesh Yadav spoke to the media after a gathering with TMC supremo Mamata Banerjee and social gathering nationwide common secretary Abhishek Banerjee in Kolkata. (PTI photograph)
“We keep in mind when truthful elections had been held right here, Didi turned the chief minister. This time the elections had been performed with multilayered mafia-style manipulation. What BJP did in Uttar Pradesh was only a trial. Studying from that, they looted the whole election,” Akhilesh alleged.“BJP, the Election Fee and underground operatives collectively performed this election. Officers had been lured with guarantees of upper posts. Voting occurred beneath the strain of three,00,000 central pressure personnel,” he mentioned.Akhilesh additionally expressed concern over the safety of Mamata Banerjee and Trinamool nationwide common secretary Abhishek Banerjee.Referring to the killing of Suvendu Adhikari’s aide Chandranath Rath, Akhilesh mentioned Union residence minister Amit Shah was accountable for the incident.The TMC, DMK and SP are all constituents of the opposition INDIA alliance.In West Bengal, the BJP secured 207 seats within the 294-member meeting, crossing the two-thirds mark and bringing an finish to the TMC’s uninterrupted 15-year rule. The Mamata Banerjee-led social gathering was diminished to 80 seats.In Tamil Nadu, the DMK gained solely 59 seats within the 234-member meeting.
