Accusing Congress for not going into pre-poll alliance in Madhya Pradesh, Samajwadi chief Akhilesh Yadav here said that his party had declined Congress’ offer of few seats, because Congress was not ready to include the BSP in the proposed coalition.

Launching his party’s manifesto for MP Assembly polls in Bhopal, Yadav was talking to media persons. “At one point, it offered us some seats but we made it clear that if they were not taking the BSP along keeping in mid the national political scenario, they were not interested in any coalition,” he added.

Yadav lambasted Congress for going solo saying it was good they did not chose us or the BSP as now we have the chance to highlight their mistakes. “Congress is responsible for BJP ruling the country,” said the SP supremo claiming had it been an alliance among Congress, SP, BSP and Gondwana Gantantra Party, the coalition could have mustered 200 plus seats in MP.

Claiming SP had once won eight seats in MP, Yadav hoped the party would improve the tally in MP and this would also help them while planning a national level party.

In a scathing attack on UP Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath, Yadav claimed we have a priest CM in UP who suggests to recite Hanuman Chalisa to keep monkeys away and ordered indiscriminate encounters to keep law and order in check. “The law and order issue is so exhausting in UP, our CM was taking a nap in an election rally in MP recently.”

To a query regarding UP still having back-bending roads amid his claims of expressways, Yadav took a swipe at PM Narendra Modi saying whether the person concerned travelled to Banaras or on a National Highway Authority of India road.