(You can now subscribe to our(You can now subscribe to our Economic Times WhatsApp channelNew Delhi: UP's two sons would make India's politics all about love, Congress leader Rahul Gandhi said on Wednesday to signal his camaraderie with Samajwadi Party chief Akhilesh Yadav . Gandhi's witty take, recalling the " mohabbat ki dukaan " tagline from his pan-India yatras and the Lok Sabha election campaign, came in response to Yadav's greeting on his 54th birthday.In response to Yadav's wish, Gandhi said, " UP ke do ladke Hindustan ki rajneeti ko mohabbat ki dukaan banayenge -- khata-khat, khata-khat (loosely translating to two boys of UP will make India's politics all about love)". "UP ke do ladke" was a tagline used to underline the coming together of Yadav and Gandhi in the 2017 Uttar Pradesh assembly polls when the two parties had joined hands. "Gandhi's remarks came amid talk of the Congress and the Samajwadi Party contemplating continuing the alliance in the bypolls and even later.With 37 out of 80, the Samajwadi Party won the highest numbers of seats in Uttar Pradesh in the recently-concluded Lok Sabha elections, giving a record performance since its inception.Its ally the Congress won six seats while the BJP won 33. The Congress bagged 99 seats.

Source: Daily Nation June 19, 2024 14:15 UTC