In an exclusive interview with India Today, Samajwadi Party patriarch Mulayam Singh Yadav today said that it is the Congress that stands to benefit from the alliance for Uttar Pradesh Assembly election, not his party. "Congress had no footing in Uttar Pradesh. The contest was otherwise between the Samajwadi Party and the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP)", he said. Talking about the 2012 Assembly elections, Mulayam reassuringly said that he did not regret making Akhilesh the chief minister. Also read: Uttar Pradesh: Polarisation could scupper Rahul-Akhilesh alliance in assembly electionsAlso read: Uttar Pradesh polls: Akhilesh Yadav promises 1 lakh jobs in police force without interviewOn being asked to rate Akhilesh Yadav and his governance on a scale of 1 to 10, he scoffed, "Why are you bringing him up again and again?

Source: India Today February 18, 2017 12:51 UTC