Lucknow, Sept. 24 -- Samajwadi Party national president Akhilesh Yadav will roll out his much-awaited "PDA Rath" from Rae Bareli on Thursday, marking the formal start of the party's outreach campaign ahead of the 2027 Uttar Pradesh assembly elections.

The choice of Rae Bareli, a traditional Congress stronghold currently represented in the Lok Sabha by Rahul Gandhi, has drawn political attention. The visit comes days after a confrontation involving the party's student wing.

According to the programme, Yadav is scheduled to reach Churua village under Bachhrawan police station around noon. From there, he will board the specially designed PDA Rath and travel to the Government Inter College ground in Rae Bareli to address a public gathering ...