SP chief Akhilesh Yadav alleged that his helicopter was not allowed to fly from Delhi to UP's Muzaffarnagar. He took his twitter and wrote "My helicopter is still detained in Delhi without assigning any reason and is not being allowed to go to Muzaffarnagar. While a top BJP leader has just flown from here. This is a desperate conspiracy of the losing BJP."
"People are understanding everything" he added. Akhilesh was to address a press conference in Muzaffarnagar with Rashtriya Lok Dal chief Jayant Chaudhary.
However, Samajwadi Party principal general secretary Ram Gopal Yadav announced the party chief Akhilesh Yadav’s candidature from the Karhal seat in Mainpuri.
Meanwhile, the Election Commission of India announced the voting dates for the Assembly polls of Uttar Pradesh. The UP will hold elections in 7 phases to elect 403 members of the Legislative Assembly in the state. The seven-phase election in Uttar Pradesh will be held on February 10, 14, 20, 23, 27, and March 3 and 7.