LUCKNOW, Nov. 3 -- Union agriculture minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan on Tuesday accused the Congress and its allies of trying to create anarchy in the country after failing to defeat Prime Minister Narendra Modi electorally, as he led the BJP's 'Loktantra Bachao, Arajakta Hatao' padyatra in the state capital. Targeting Congress leader Rahul Gandhi and Samajwadi Party chief Akhilesh Yadav, he also rejected their allegations of "vote chori" and accused the Opposition of attempting to undermine constitutional institutions.

The march marked the formal launch of the BJP's Mission-2027 campaign, with the party planning six such padyatras across Uttar Pradesh's organisational regions.

The padyatra began from Lok Bhawan, where a makeshift stage ...