Lucknow, Sept. 24 -- Samajwadi Party Chief Akhilesh Yadav has begun his campaign for the 2027 state elections with the launch of the 'PDA Rath' from Lucknow to Raebareli. The red busses left the state capital on Thursday with party cadres in tow.

The high-profile tour aboard the 'PDA Rath' is seen as part of the Samajwadi Party's broader mobilization drive across central Uttar Pradesh, focusing on its backward, Dalit, and minority (Pichhda, Dalit, Alpsankhyak) coalition ahead of the 2027 state assembly elections.

Meanwhile, SP leader Ashutosh Verma dismissed speculation over the color of the newly unveiled 'PDA Rath', citing "basic physics" and camera optics to explain why the vehicle appeared orange rather than the party's signature re...