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Akhilesh Yadav; Yogi Adityanath (right).
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News18•07-10-2026, 14:31
Yogi Adityanath invokes 80-20 formula, says Rajya Sabha polls hint at 2027 UP assembly election outcome
  • •Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath launched a veiled attack on SP chief Akhilesh Yadav, referencing the political 80-20 equation after the recent Rajya Sabha elections.
  • •Yogi stated that 80 percent of the support lies with the NDA while 20 percent is with the opposition PDA alliance, setting the tone for the 2027 assembly polls.
  • •The remarks were made during the Seva Jyoti Yatra event in Lucknow celebrating Prime Minister Narendra Modi completing 25 years in public life.
  • •Yogi praised PM Modi's journey from Gujarat to the national stage, highlighting India's economic rise into the top five global economies and the growth of startups.

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Yogi Adityanath claimed that the recent Rajya Sabha elections offered a glimpse of the upcoming 2027 Uttar Pradesh Assembly polls, describing the political battle as an '80-20' contest with eighty percent siding with the NDA and twenty percent with the PDA.

The PDA grouping referred to by Yogi Adityanath stands for Pichhda, Dalit, and Alpsankhyak, an alliance and political grouping led by the Samajwadi Party.

The event marked Prime Minister Narendra Modi completing 25 years in public life, a journey that began when he became Gujarat chief minister on October 7, 2001.