Lucknow, June 17 -- Samajwadi Party (SP) chief Akhilesh Yadav on Tuesday asserted that the INDIA bloc remains intact and will unitedly contest the upcoming Uttar Pradesh assembly elections in 2027.

He said that the opposition was not bothered by statements made by "others" regarding the situation of the INDIA bloc and that those who want to leave the alliance are free to do so.

"We don't care about statements made by others. Our INDIA alliance is intact...Those who want to leave the alliance are free to do so. The INDIA bloc will fight the 2027 UP Assembly elections," Yadav told reporters while addressing a press conference.

Over the deaths in the Kumbh Mela stampede, Yadav criticised the government and stated that the government annou...