Archive · 11 Oct 2026
Samajwadi Party Begins 2027 Election Mobilisation in Saifai
The Samajwadi Party held a gathering in Saifai as it began preparing for the 2027 election in Uttar Pradesh.
The gathering also marked four years since party founder Mulayam Singh Yadav died.
Party leader Akhilesh Yadav came with family members and told supporters that the party would win.
He also criticized the BJP and the Election Commission.
Many people hoping to become election candidates attended.
Some supporters said they expected instructions about the campaign and who would run in each area.
A Congress leader said the gathering did not show political strength.
A local journalist said Saifai is often chosen to show how many people the party can draw.
The Samajwadi Party’s mobilisation for the 2027 Uttar Pradesh Assembly election began in Saifai on Saturday, marking Mulayam Singh Yadav’s fourth death anniversary.
Akhilesh Yadav attended with Dimple Yadav, Ram Gopal Yadav and Shivpal Yadav, and said the party would win.
Akhilesh called for removing the BJP from power and alleged that the Election Commission was committing misdeeds.
Ticket hopefuls and supporters gathered, with party workers expecting guidance on campaigning and candidate selection.
A Congress leader dismissed the event’s political significance, while a local journalist said Saifai gatherings are used to project the family’s crowd-pulling strength.
- Who
- The Samajwadi Party, its president Akhilesh Yadav, party workers and election ticket hopefuls.
- What
- The party began mobilising supporters for the 2027 Assembly election at a gathering marking Mulayam Singh Yadav’s fourth death anniversary.
- When
- Saturday, on Mulayam Singh Yadav’s fourth death anniversary.
- Where
- Saifai, Mulayam Singh Yadav’s ancestral village in Etawah district, Uttar Pradesh.
- Why
- The party was gathering its ranks ahead of the 2027 Assembly election; workers also expected campaign guidance and decisions about candidates.
Party Supporters and Observers
Critics
Meaning of the Saifai gathering
Party Supporters and Observers
A local journalist said the party uses Saifai gatherings to demonstrate the Yadav family’s ability to draw crowds and send a message across the state.
Critics
A former Congress city leader dismissed the gathering as politically insignificant and said the party would struggle in several districts without Congress support.
Samajwadi Party’s electoral prospects
Party Supporters and Observers
Akhilesh Yadav told supporters, “We shall win this time,” and party workers came expecting election campaign instructions.
Critics
The Congress leader predicted losses in Etawah, Mainpuri, Kannauj and Firozabad without Congress support; the journalist said people in general were not comfortable with the party.
- Party
- Samajwadi Party
- Election
- 2027 Uttar Pradesh Assembly election
- Gathering location
- Saifai, Etawah district
- Occasion
- Mulayam Singh Yadav’s fourth death anniversary
- Party president
- Akhilesh Yadav
- Expected party business
- Campaign guidance and decisions on candidates for Assembly seats