Akhilesh reaffirms support to TMC, DMK; takes dig at Congress

Samajwadi Party (SP) main Akhilesh Yadav connected Friday (May 8, 2026) threw his value down the TMC and DMK, which faced rout successful the Assembly polls, and took a jibe astatine the Congress, saying "we are not the ones who permission during hard times".

The Congress has parted ways with its state DMK and extended enactment to Vijay's TVK successful Tamil Nadu.

Mr. Yadav besides posted connected X photographs of his gathering with Trinamool main Mamata Banerjee successful Kolkata and with DMK main M.K. Stalin.

"We are not the ones who permission [you] during the hard times," helium said.

The erstwhile Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister connected Thursday (May 8, 2026) met Ms. Banerjee astatine her Kalighat residence and expressed solidarity with the enactment enactment pursuing its decision successful the West Bengal Assembly polls, portion alleging that the elections successful the State were conducted connected the "Uttar Pradesh model" done intimidation and manipulation.

The gathering assumed governmental value amid efforts by Opposition parties to recalibrate strategies aft the caller Assembly elections successful respective States, and arsenic Ms. Banerjee has vowed to fortify the INDIA bloc aft the TMC's electoral debacle.

Mr. Yadav had alleged that the Bengal polls witnessed "multi-layered mafia tactics" involving the BJP, the Election Commission and "underground elements."

"What happened successful Uttar Pradesh was repeated successful Bengal. Opposition polling agents were threatened, and votes were conducted nether fear. Central forces were utilized to guarantee the decision of the opposition," helium had alleged.

The TMC, DMK and SP person been portion of the Opposition INDIA alliance.

The BJP won 207 seats to unafraid much than a two-thirds bulk successful the 294-member West Bengal Assembly, ending the TMC's uninterrupted 15-year regularisation successful the state. The Mamata Banerjee-led enactment was reduced to 80 seats.

In Tamil Nadu, the DMK managed to triumph lone 59 seats successful the 234-member assembly.