LUCKNOW, Nov. 6 -- Apni Janta Party chief Swami Prasad Maurya on Thursday attacked the BJP-led double-engine governments over alleged large-scale deletion of voters' names, misuse of the Election Commission of India even as he softened his stance on SP chief Akhilesh Yadav, claiming that his presence in the INDIA bloc would benefit Yadav's party. He also stressed that the entire opposition must unite to oust the BJP from power. Addressing a press conference in Lucknow and later speaking at a workers' conference in Kanpur, Maurya, who left his ministerial post in the Yogi government as well as the BJP in January 2022, said he was not an enemy of the SP chief. Regarding Akhilesh's recent remark about his becoming the CM without contesting the assembly election, Maurya said: "He is the SP's national president and an MP. This is his personal view. There is no need to comment on it." Around a week ago, Akhilesh had said there was no place for Maurya or his party in the INDIA bloc in Uttar Pradesh. Reacting to it, Maurya had said he did not need any approval from the SP chief regarding whether his party or he will be part of the Opposition alliance or not. Maurya, who joined the SP in 2022 and became an MLC but left both in 2024, claimed that the government had collectively admitted its mistakes and was now organising "Save Democracy, Remove Anarchy" rallies as atonement. He also claimed that the INDIA bloc rally on November 1 forced the BJP to hold such events. Maurya alleged that the Election Commission was being misused and had become an agent of the BJP. Referring to the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of electoral rolls, Maurya claimed: "The CM himself admitted that names of 1.17 crore voters were removed in the SIR process." He also accused the government of failing farmers, denying employment to the youth and shutting down thousands of schools. In Kanpur, he alleged that there was a conspiracy to destroy the Constitution. Maurya alleged that law and order had completely collapsed in Uttar Pradesh....