Akhilesh-Rahul's Agra roadshow was a hit, but 'grand alliance' may still have problems to overcome
[caption id=“attachment_3264986” align=“alignnone” width=“940”] With an eye on the crucial western Uttar Pradesh that goes to poll on 11 February, Akhilesh Yadav and Rahul Gandhi on Friday jointly addressed a rally in Agra. Sameer Qureshi/Firstpost[/caption] [caption id=“attachment_3264988” align=“alignnone” width=“940”] According to reports, the crowd amassed for the SP-Congress alliance Agra rally was much larger than their Lucknow rally. Image Credit: Sameer Qureshi/Firstpost[/caption] [caption id=“attachment_3264990” align=“alignnone” width=“940”] Popularly being referred to as UP ke ladke, Akhilesh and Rahul Gandhi, started the rally an hour behind the schedule.
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With an eye on the crucial western Uttar Pradesh that goes to poll on 11 February, Akhilesh Yadav and Rahul Gandhi on Friday jointly addressed a rally in Agra. Sameer Qureshi/Firstpost
According to reports, the crowd amassed for the SP-Congress alliance Agra rally was much larger than their Lucknow rally. Image Credit: Sameer Qureshi/Firstpost
Popularly being referred to as UP ke ladke, Akhilesh and Rahul Gandhi, started the rally an hour behind the schedule. However, the cheering crowds were quite a sight, especially for any Congress gathering in Uttar Pradesh. Image Credit: Sameer Qureshi/Firstpost
Earlier, Rahul Gandhi's efforts to reach out to the people in Uttar Pradesh have largely remained unproductive. Even his Khat pe Charcha programs proved to be a damp squibs. However, an alliance with SP has not only garnered respectable footfall in his rallies, but the Congress was also successful in bagging a fair share of seats in the allaince. Image Credit: Sameer Qureshi/Firstpost
However, despite much camaraderie between the two leaders, the alliance is still not immune to troubles. Voices of rebillion within both camps have started rising as the Congress is yet to finalise all of its candidate and the SP has already declared more candidates than its share in the alliance. Sameer Qureshi/Firstpost