Lucknow, May 2 -- Samajwadi Party chief Akhilesh Yadav on Saturday triggered a fierce war of words with the state's Deputy Chief Ministers.

What began as a satirical jab at a video has escalated into a full-blown narrative battle over the internal dynamics of the BJP, with Yadav openly labelling Deputy CM Keshav Prasad Maurya a "Waiting Chief Minister" and alleging a "conspiracy" within the ruling party.

The feud ignited when Akhilesh Yadav shared a clip of Deputy CMs Keshav Prasad Maurya and Brajesh Pathak walking together, captioned: "You can't make a chair by joining two stools!"

The comment was a direct strike at the "double deputy" system, suggesting that neither leader holds the true authority of the Chief Minister's chair. Howev...