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Samajwadi Party President Akhilesh Yadav connected Saturday (January 17, 2026) hinted that his enactment volition determination the Supreme Court connected the contented of electoral transparency.
Addressing a property league here, the erstwhile UP CM came down heavy connected the BJP and accused it of manipulating electoral rolls.
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He said the Samajwadi Party would similar to determination the Supreme Court to verify the accuracy of the Election Commission's electoral rolls.
"We are readying to determination the Supreme Court to verify whether the elector database prepared by the Election Commission is valid oregon the database compiled by the State Election Commission is accurate," Mr. Yadav said.
He besides advocated for ballot insubstantial format of elections successful India.
Mr. Yadav said, "Countries similar Germany and Japan bash not usage physics voting machines (EVMs)."
When asked whether the Samajwadi Party and the BJD volition person immoderate confederation successful the state, Mr. Yadav said, "We would similar to have. We person to fortify here."
The Samajwadi Party president had called connected the BJD main astatine his residence present connected Friday.
Mr. Yadav, however, did not elaborate connected the details of his treatment with Patnaik and said, "Two erstwhile main ministers met and shared their views and resolved to decision the BJP."
Mr. Yadav said his begetter (Mulayam Singh Yadav) and Patnaik's father, Biju Patnaik, were precise adjacent to each other, and some parties judge successful socialism.
Replying to a question connected BJP government's Ayushman Bharat wellness card, Mr. Yadav said the socialists bash not judge successful cards. "Let each mediocre radical get escaped attraction without immoderate limit. The superior unwellness of each should besides beryllium made free," helium said.
The Samajwadi Party main besides alleged that the BJP creates communal tensions for its governmental gain.
