Archive · 13 Sep 2026
NDA Leaders Attack Akhilesh Yadav’s PDA Strategy Ahead of 2027
Anupriya Patel and Keshav Prasad Maurya criticized Akhilesh Yadav’s political plan called PDA.
PDA stands for backward classes, Dalits and minorities.
They said using the slogan alone would not improve people’s lives.
Patel said Apna Dal (S) had worked on issues such as a caste census and OBC reservations in NEET.
She also said her party wanted to contest many seats in the next election.
Maurya called the Samajwadi Party’s PDA strategy fake.
He blamed the earlier Samajwadi Party government for problems with law and order, roads and development.
Both leaders were speaking before the 2027 Uttar Pradesh Assembly elections.
Anupriya Patel and Keshav Prasad Maurya accused the Samajwadi Party of betraying backward classes, Dalits and other marginalised groups.
Patel said merely invoking PDA would not ensure welfare and highlighted Apna Dal (S)’s work on social justice.
She cited the party’s demands for a caste census and OBC reservations in the NEET examination.
Patel said Apna Dal (S) would seek to contest as many seats as possible, with the final decision to be reached among NDA partners.
Maurya called the PDA strategy fake, criticized the Samajwadi Party’s 2012–2017 record, and predicted a major BJP victory in the 2027 Uttar Pradesh elections.
- Who
- Union minister Anupriya Patel and Uttar Pradesh Deputy Chief Minister Keshav Prasad Maurya criticized Samajwadi Party president Akhilesh Yadav and his PDA strategy.
- What
- The NDA allies alleged that the Samajwadi Party had betrayed backward classes, Dalits and other marginalised groups, while defending their own social-justice work.
- When
- September 13, ahead of the Uttar Pradesh Assembly elections scheduled for 2027.
- Where
- Patel spoke at a workers’ conference in Sonbhadra, and Maurya addressed a regional Vedic conference in Mirzapur, Uttar Pradesh.
- Why
- They made the remarks as political parties prepare for the 2027 election and seek support among marginalised communities.
- PDA meaning
- Pichhda, Dalits and Alpsankhyak—backward classes, Dalits and minorities.
- Anupriya Patel’s party
- Apna Dal (S), an NDA ally.
- Patel’s social-justice claims
- She cited demands for a caste census and OBC reservations in the NEET examination.
- Seat strategy
- Apna Dal (S) wants to contest the maximum possible number of seats, subject to agreement among NDA partners.
- Maurya’s prediction
- He predicted that the BJP would return to power in Uttar Pradesh for a third consecutive term in 2027.
- Maurya’s criticism
- He alleged that law and order, roads and development deteriorated during the Samajwadi Party government from 2012 to 2017.