{"id":26574,"date":"2026-09-20T12:10:24","date_gmt":"2026-09-20T12:10:24","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/koshalsambada.in\/?p=26574"},"modified":"2026-09-20T12:10:24","modified_gmt":"2026-09-20T12:10:24","slug":"27000-votes-27-seats-akhilesh-lays-out-samajwadi-party-strategy-to-counter-bjp-in-up-polls-india-news","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/koshalsambada.in\/?p=26574","title":{"rendered":"&#8216;27,000 votes, 27 seats&#8217;: Akhilesh lays out Samajwadi Party strategy to counter BJP in UP polls | India News"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div>\n<div class=\"e9jwa\">\n<div class=\"vdo_embedd\">\n<div class=\"GfdvZ\">\n<section class=\"_bIDB  clearfix id-r-component leadmedia undefined undefined  E9tg9 \" style=\"top:0px\">\n<div class=\"_bIDB\" data-ua-type=\"1\" onclick=\"stpPgtnAndPrvntDefault(event)\">\n<div class=\"ypVvZ\">\n<div class=\"WGttI\"><img src=\"https:\/\/static.toiimg.com\/thumb\/msid-134367982,imgsize-779798,width-400,height-225,resizemode-4\/samajwadi-party-supremo-akhilesh-yadav-file-photo.jpg\" alt=\"'27,000 votes, 27 seats': Akhilesh lays out Samajwadi Party strategy to counter BJP in UP polls\" title=\"Akhilesh charts SP strategy ahead of UP polls\" decoding=\"async\" fetchpriority=\"high\"\/><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"Ta7d_ img_cptn\"><span title=\"Akhilesh charts SP strategy ahead of UP polls\">Akhilesh charts SP strategy ahead of UP polls<\/span><\/div>\n<\/section>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>NEW DELHI: <a href=\"https:\/\/timesofindia.indiatimes.com\/topic\/samajwadi-party\" styleobj=\"[object Object]\" class=\"\" commonstate=\"[object Object]\" frmappuse=\"1\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Samajwadi Party<\/a> supremo <a href=\"https:\/\/timesofindia.indiatimes.com\/topic\/akhilesh-yadav\" styleobj=\"[object Object]\" class=\"\" commonstate=\"[object Object]\" frmappuse=\"1\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Akhilesh Yadav<\/a> on Sunday said the party has set a target of increasing its vote share by 27,000 votes in each of 27 assembly constituencies in Uttar Pradesh effectively aiming to reduce the ruling <a href=\"https:\/\/timesofindia.indiatimes.com\/topic\/bjp\" styleobj=\"[object Object]\" class=\"\" commonstate=\"[object Object]\" frmappuse=\"1\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">BJP<\/a>&#8216;s vote share by the same margin.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"8\"\/>Speaking in Lucknow after a meeting with the party&#8217;s state executive members and office-bearers, Akhilesh said SP workers would visit voters&#8217; homes, listen to their concerns and discuss issues they face.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"10\"\/>Akhilesh also accused the BJP of leaving people across sections of society unhappy during its decade in power.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"12\"\/>He said farmers had been promised that their income would double, but claimed that the cost of diesel, petrol, pesticides, fertilisers and DAP had risen while farmers continued to struggle to get remunerative prices for their crops.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"16\"\/>On ethanol, Akhilesh alleged that the policy was leading to people paying more and questioned who was ultimately benefiting from it.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"18\"\/>He also accused the BJP of failing to create enough government jobs and said the rights of young people and reservations had been weakened.<\/p>\n<div data-type=\"in_view\" class=\"  \">\n<div class=\"LEzX4\">\n<div class=\"PmOGb\">\n<p class=\"PSf84\">Share your thoughts in the comments<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><button type=\"button\" class=\"sUTYm \">Insightful<\/button><button type=\"button\" class=\"sUTYm \">Agree<\/button><button type=\"button\" class=\"sUTYm \">Disagree<\/button><button type=\"button\" class=\"sUTYm \">Skeptical<\/button><button type=\"button\" class=\"sUTYm \">Concerning<\/button><button type=\"button\" class=\"sUTYm \">Promising<\/button><button type=\"button\" class=\"sUTYm \">Worth Reading<\/button><button type=\"button\" class=\"sUTYm \">Big Development<\/button><\/p>\n<p><textarea class=\"T9MbS\" rows=\"1\" placeholder=\"Add your Thoughts...\"\/><button type=\"button\" class=\"ZW6JD \" disabled=\"\">Post Comment<\/button><\/p>\n<p class=\"swnca\">Be respectful \u00b7 <a href=\"https:\/\/www.indiatimes.com\/termsandcondition\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" class=\"gkv0P\">TOI community guidelines<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"21\"\/>Referring to Ayodhya, former UP CM alleged that the city had become an example of large-scale land scams. He also criticised the healthcare system, alleging shortages of medicines and inadequate arrangements at hospitals.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"24\"\/>\u201cAbove all, there is a lack of goodwill and brotherhood,\u201d Akhilesh said.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"26\"\/>SP supremo also targeted Yogi Adityanath-led Uttar Pradesh government, saying the saffron party is responsible for vandalising and destroying Bhimrao Ambedkar&#8217;s statues in state.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"28\"\/>He said: &#8220;Under the BJP government, more than 151 statues have been vandalised or damaged, according to the data we have documented. They have deliberately vandalised these statues. They wanted to change the Constitution, but they could not. &#8220;<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"30\"\/>Akhilesh&#8217;s poll strategy and the counter to BJP come months ahead of Uttar Pradesh&#8217;s assembly elections, scheduled for next year.<\/div>\n<p><br \/>\n<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/timesofindia.indiatimes.com\/india\/27000-votes-27-seats-akhilesh-lays-out-samajwadi-party-strategy-to-counter-bjp-in-up-polls\/articleshow\/134367945.cms\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Source link <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Akhilesh charts SP strategy ahead of UP polls NEW DELHI: Samajwadi Party supremo Akhilesh Yadav on Sunday said the party has set a target of increasing its vote share by 27,000 votes in each of 27 assembly constituencies in Uttar Pradesh effectively aiming to reduce the ruling BJP&#8216;s vote share by the same margin.Speaking in 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