According to a Samajwadi Party leader, “Akhilesh is Tipu who took on the British. He did it alone. The SP doesn't need anyone else; least of all, Rahul Gandhi."
As it dawned on the SP strategists that jibes like ‘kabrastaan and Kasab’ were being raised to polarize voters, the strategy devised was not to let this attempt be successful. Hence, the silence of Akhilesh Yadav on the ‘kabrastaan’ comment.
So, while the rest of the BJP stressed on the discrimination against Hindus, the SP worked on raising the chord of development. Akhilesh was advised to call a press conference and speak about his work as the Chief Minister.
The last two phases are also where the BJP hopes to make up for lost ground. Top BJP leaders like Adityantah, Uma Bharti, Rajnath Singh, Amit Shah and, of course, Prime Minister Narendra Modi will be used extensively. But feedback has revealed that Akhilesh and Dimple are having an impact, while Rahul has impressed sporadically.
Congress’s UP state president Raj Babbar, however, says, “This is not true. Both are busy and it's difficult to get the two together always."
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