Lucknow: On Saturday, Akhilesh Yadav, president of the Samajwadi Party, predicted that the "PDA," which he described as "Pichde (backward classes), Dalit and Alpasankhyak (minorities)," would defeat the BJP-led NDA in the upcoming general elections.
The former chief minister of Uttar Pradesh made this prediction at the NDTV Conclave in Lucknow: "The BJP will be defeated in all 80 Lok Sabha seats in Uttar Pradesh if bigger national parties back us." Yadav stated that he has always believed that the stronger alliance partner in a state should be prioritised when deciding how to allocate seats.