He was asked whether SP was worried about Modi and his aide Amit Shah making inroads in the state and about the crowds the Gujarat chief minister was attracting in his rallies.
He was speaking at ‘Agenda Aaj Tak' - a two-day conclave of India Today Group that began here yesterday.
“SP will fight the elections alone in UP. SP chief Mulayam Singh Yadav has made it clear already,” Akhilesh said, when asked about a possible tie-up with the Congress. He also said that even outside his state, his party would fight the general elections on its own.
Asked whether he would ‘shake hands' with Rahul Gandhi after the elections, he skirted the question saying the numbers Congress get in Lok Sabha elections were not yet known.
“People want a third alternative... Our focus will be to get maximum number of seats,” he said.
(With PTI inputs)
