Rampur, Oct. 22 -- Samajwadi Party (SP) chief Akhilesh Yadav on Thursday accused the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) of "directly colluding" with the Election Commission of India (ECI) to "steal votes."

Yadav made the remarks while speaking to reporters in Rampur after meeting party leader Azam Khan at the district jail. Following the jail visit, the SP supremo also visited Khan's residence to meet his family, including his wife, Tazeen Fatma.

Targeting the BJP over governance and institutional integrity, Yadav alleged that the ruling party lacks an understanding of education and relies on malpractice to win elections.

"The BJP has a fundamentally antagonistic relationship, a complete mismatch, with knowledge and education... People in th...