Public will thrash BJP in next year's Uttar Pradesh polls: Akhilesh Yadav attacks govt on power ‘disruptions’
Akhilesh Yadav, the leader of the Samajwadi Party, criticized the BJP for power supply disruptions in Uttar Pradesh. He claimed that the public will decisively reject the BJP in the upcoming elections. Yadav also questioned the absence of the Power Minister from key meetings and highlighted internal dissent within the BJP.
- ▪Akhilesh Yadav accused the BJP of causing power supply disruptions in Uttar Pradesh.
- ▪He stated that the public will 'wash and thrash the BJP' in the next elections.
- ▪Yadav raised concerns about the Power Minister's absence from review meetings led by the Chief Minister.
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Samajwadi Party (SP) chief and former Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Akhilesh Yadav on Wednesday (May 27, 2026) attacked the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) over alleged power supply disruption and said in the upcoming elections, people would "wash and thrash the BJP and hang it out to dry forever". Samajwadi Party to mobilise PDA voters by highlighting their absence from governance structureIn a post on X, Mr. Yadav said, "Thankfully, the ‘failed Chief Minister’ of Uttar Pradesh did not say that this 'massive electricity disaster' was the result of a conspiracy by emissaries sent from Delhi." He also questioned the absence of the State's Power Minister from review meetings chaired by the Chief Minister."In the next election, the public will thoroughly wash and thrash the BJP and hang it out…
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