"Akhilesh has no knowledge, Uttar Pradesh has transformed": DyCM Brajesh Pathak

"Akhilesh Yadav is confused; he has no knowledge. UP has transformed, it is rapidly going ahead to become the leading state of the country. SP is desperate for power. People of UP will never accept them," Pathak told ANI.

The Uttar Pradesh government-led by Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath celebrated its eighth anniversary on Monday.

Akhilesh Yadav posted on X and said that the state is in a desperate condition since eight years.

"Aanth Saal, UP barbad aur saval hi saval (Eight years, Uttar Pradesh ruined, and more questions)," he said.

Meanwhile, after the BJP government completed its eight years in Uttar Pradesh, Deputy Chief Minister Keshav Prasad Maurya on Monday exuded confidence that the party will repeat the same performance in the 2027 Assembly elections as it did in 2017.

Speaking to ANI, Maurya also claimed that by 2047, the Samajwadi Party, Congress, and Bahujan Samaj Party would have no future in the state.

Earlier today, Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath lauded the performance of his government on its eighth anniversary, and said that eight years of "service, safety, and good governance" have been completed under the leadership of Prime Minister Modi.

During a special program organised to mark the completion of eight years of the BJP government, CM Yogi Adityanath expressed gratitude to the people of the state.

Uttar Pradesh Deputy Chief Minister Keshav Prasad Maurya, Minister Brajesh Pathak, Minister Chaudhary Bhupendra Singh Chaudhary, along with several other ministers and dignitaries, attended the program.

"Under the leadership of PM Modi, 8 years of service, safety, and good governance have been completed... the double-engine government of UP has completed 8 years today...I thank 25 crore people of Uttar Pradesh for their support," CM Yogi said at the press conference. (ANI)