Akhilesh Yadav is ready with Plan B, in case he loses elections

Know how well-prepared is Akhilesh Yadav to face the verdict of Uttar Pradesh Assembly elections.

Lucknow, March 9: Within 48 hours, we will know which party has won the highly-contested battle of Uttar Pradesh Assembly elections. The results of assembly elections in five states--UP, Uttarakhand, Punjab, Manipur and Goa--will be declared on March 11. However, all eyes are focused on the election results of the largest state in the country which all parties want to win.

The results of UP elections is a make or break factor for many including--Prime Minister Narendra Modi, UP Chief Minister Akhilesh Yadav and Congress vice president Rahul Gandhi.

It seems Akhilesh, who in the recent past has emerged as a strong leader, especially after he won the Samajwadi Party internal feud, is ready with a Plan B, in case he fails to form the government in the state for the second consecutive time. In an article published by Scroll, Akhilesh admitted that in a democracy 'explanations' may not always garner votes.

"In a democracy kabhi kabhi samjhane se vote nahin milta, behkane se bhi mil jaata hai. Hum logon ko samjha rahe hain, BJP unko behka rahi hai (sometimes, explanations may not get the votes, but even misleading people might. We are explaining things to people. The Bharatiya Janata Party is misleading people). People will have to decide whom they will go to. That is the best part of democracy. It is now up to the people," he told Scroll.

"But let me tell you one thing, Main soch hee nahin raha ki main haar jaaunga. I feel shapath maen loonga, yeh dil ki awaz hai. (I am not even thinking that I might lose. I feel I will be the one to take oath as chief minister. That is what my heart says). For I believe hard work never goes unrewarded."

His Plan A--if he wins the elections--is worth mentioning. The incumbent UP CM is confident of winning the polls and wants to continue with his developmental works.

"If I win it will be due to the work I have done. The biggest thing for me was to build the expressways, and if I win, this time I will take it upto Ghazipur in the eastern part of UP, which is poor and backward. I want to build world class infrastructure in UP," he told Scroll.

"I will connect the expressways to district headquarters through four lane roads, which is happening. I will continue building medical colleges, giving samajwadi pensions to those who have not been covered. And I will create a Farmers Fund, which can be used if there is need, say, for something like a loan waiver."

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