A poster reading "Aap ko kya chahiye? Akhilesh ka Lyari Raj (What do you want? Akhilesh's Lyari Raj" was seen in Uttar Pradesh before the 2027 Assembly elections. The poster called UP CM Yogi Adityanath 'Dhurandhar' CM. Lyari is a notorious neighbourhood in Karachi known for gang wars and violence. Samajwadi Party called the poster "politically motivated".