Chief Minister Akhilesh Yadav will start his election campaign from March 29 by addressing rallies in western Uttar Pradesh – the region that will go to polls in the first phase in Uttar Pradesh.
“Yadav will hold rallies for three days starting from March 29 in different regions of western Uttar Pradesh including Muzaffarnagar,” party spokesman Rajendra Chaudhry said in a statement issued here on Wednesday.
He said Yadav will address rallies in Bulandshahr, Hapur and Baghpat on March 29, in Ghaziabad, Hapur and Bulandshahr on march 30 and Bijnore, Shamli and Muzaffarnagar on March 31.
Meanwhile, party got a shot in its arm when two former legislators Mohan Singh and Jokhu lal joined Samajwadi Party in presence of senior party leader Shivpal Singh Yadav. President Alwi Welfare Society and former RlD national general secretary Mir Alvi joined SP.