UP ministers criticize Akhilesh Yadav over alliance and party management

Political tensions in Uttar Pradesh have escalated as leaders from allied parties criticize Samajwadi Party President Akhilesh Yadav. Om Prakash Rajbhar, President of the Suheldev Bharatiya Samaj Party and a minister in the Uttar Pradesh government, launched a verbal attack on Yadav via social media. Rajbhar advised Yadav to focus on managing his own ‘I-N-D-I alliance’ and internal party issues rather than worrying about the seat distribution of BJP-allied parties.

In a separate critique, Uttar Pradesh State Minister Narendra Kashyap labeled Yadav as ‘arrogant and selfish.’ Kashyap claimed that the Samajwadi Party’s shifting political definitions are confusing various social groups and predicted significant political losses for the party in the 2027 assembly elections. Kashyap also commented on the Enforcement Directorate’s raids at Jauhar University, suggesting that investigations would reveal irregularities regarding land and fund usage during the Samajwadi Party’s previous tenure.