Lucknow, Nov. 12 -- Samajwadi Party (SP) president Akhilesh Yadav on Thursday welcomed the formation of the 'Samajik Parivartan Morcha' by AIMIM chief Asaduddin Owaisi and Azad Samaj Party-Kanshiram president Chandrashekhar Azad, saying the development would provide another option to voters and cost the BJP 2-3 per cent of its vote share in the upcoming Uttar Pradesh Assembly elections.

In a post shared on X, Yadav said social change was necessary but asserted that real success would come when a 'Political Change Front' became active. He said the Samajwadi Party would help ensure that the genuine voice of the PDA (Pichhda, Dalit, Alpsankhyak) reached the people, provided it fought communal forces and raised issues concerning society.

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