UP Cabinet Minister Om Prakash Rajbhar claimed that Samajwadi Party workers are made to pay thousands of rupees to meet Akhilesh Yadav. Rajbhar claimed, "SP workers said they are charged ₹5,000 for a photograph with 'Bhaiya', ₹8,000 to ₹10,000 for a handshake, and there's no fixed rate for arranging...meeting." He advised Akhilesh to "stop turning party meetings into a business".