Kolkata, Jan. 27 -- Samajwadi Party president and former Uttar Pradesh chief minister Akhilesh Yadav on Tuesday projected West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee as the most effective leader in the country in taking on the BJP, placing her above all other opposition figures in the fight against the ruling party.
After a nearly 45-minute meeting with Banerjee at Nabanna, Akhilesh said, "If anyone has truly confronted the BJP across the country, it is the Chief Minister of West Bengal."The meeting was also attended by SP leader and former Left Front fisheries minister Kiranmoy Nanda.
Akhilesh's remark is being seen as politically significant at the national level, as it indirectly suggested that even the Congress has failed to challenge ...