Former Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Akhilesh Yadav joined the Rahul Gandhi-led Bharat Jodo Nyay Yatra in Agra days after Congress and the Samajwadi Get together finalised their seat-sharing deal for the upcoming Lok Sabha common elections. Congress common secretary Priyanka Gandhi Vadra, who joined Rahul Gandhi in UP on Saturday, welcomed the Samajwadi Get together chief to the yatra earlier immediately and mentioned, “Today is a very happy day”.
This comes days after Congress and the Samajwadi Get together got here to an settlement on the seat-sharing talks for Uttar Pradesh.
Earlier, Akhilesh Yadav had refused to hitch the yatra, stating that he would take part as soon as the seat-sharing with Congress concluded. Beforehand, Yadav additionally claimed that he had not been invited to the continuing Congress-led yatra or “any big events in the country”.