Shivraj Singh Chouhan takes a dig at Akhilesh, says 'agar kaam bolta to cycle haath kyun pakadti'

BJP and Mayawati's Bahujan Samaj Party have repeatedly termed the Samajwadi Party-Congress grouping as an opportunistic alliance.

Jhansi: Madhya Pradesh Chief Minister and Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leader Shivraj Singh Chouhan on Tuesday termed the Samajwadi Party-Congress tie-up for the Uttar Pradesh Assembly Elections 2017 as an 'unholy alliance'.

Taking a dig at UP Chief Minister Akhilesh Yadav's 'Kam Bolta Hai' promotional video, Chouhan said, agar kaam bolta to cycle haath kyun pakadti (if SP really worked during its rule, then why it chose to enter an alliance with Congress).

The Congress and Samajwadi Party in January announced to jointly fight the Assembly polls that is expected to set the course for the 2019 Lok Sabha battle. Some leaders from both sides have hinted that the alliance will continue for the general election.

BJP and Mayawati's Bahujan Samaj Party (BSP) have repeatedly termed the Samajwadi Party-Congress grouping as an opportunistic alliance.

SP is contesting in 298 of the 403 Assembly seats and Congress the remaining 105.

In the 2012 Assembly polls, SP had won 224 seats with a vote share of 29.3 percent, while Congress had bagged 28 seats with an 11.7 percent vote share. A party or alliance which garners 40 per cent of the votes will sweep the polls.