LUCKNOW, May 11 -- Samajwadi Party (SP) chief Akhilesh Yadav on Sunday criticised the BJP government, accusing it of creating "crisis after crisis" in front of the common people and called upon his party workers to intensify preparations for the 2027 Uttar Pradesh assembly elections. Addressing a gathering at the Ram Manohar Lohia Auditorium inside the party's state headquarters, Yadav said that only a government based on the PDA (Pichhda, Dalit, Alpsankhyak) model is the way to address the state's pressing issues.

"The economy is in crisis. The youth are facing a crisis of employment. Democracy and the Constitution are under threat. Corruption is rampant across departments. Inflation and unemployment continue to rise," Yadav said in his...