Akhilesh welcomes Owaisi-Chandrashekhar front, predicts BJP vote loss

Samajwadi Party chief Akhilesh Yadav welcomed the 'Samajik Parivartan Morcha' formed by AIMIM's Asaduddin Owaisi and Azad Samaj Party's Chandrashekhar Azad, saying it would cost BJP an additional 2-3% vote share in the 2027 Uttar Pradesh Assembly elections. Yadav said the front would give voters an alternative but cautioned against fronts driven by third-party agendas.