LUCKNOW, April 9 -- With less than a year to go for the 2027 Uttar Pradesh assembly elections, Samajwadi Party (SP) president Akhilesh Yadav on Thursday urged party workers to be more vigilant than during the 2024 Lok Sabha polls and guard against the Bharatiya Janata Party's (BJP) "conspiracies".

Addressing workers from across the state at the party headquarters in Lucknow, Akhilesh hit out at the BJP, alleging, "The BJP's political character is anti-people. It engages in deceitful politics and betrays democratic principles. Under BJP rule, the state's policing system has collapsed and the rule of law is non-existent."

"Be wary of the BJP's conspiracies. The public desires change and is prepared to oust the BJP from power. People want ...