SP chief Akhilesh Yadav in a public rally in Karhal said, "The enthusiasm among voters show that 'bhoot' (ghosts) will dance in BJP's booths during polling this time."
Slamming BJP he said, "Their (BJP) government neither gave employment nor did they double the farmers' income."
"Bharatiya Janta Party always misleads, betrays, and instigates rifts among people so the party should change its name to 'Bharatiya Jhagda Party' he added.
Earlier, SP chief Akhilesh Yadav while addressing the public rally in UP's Nasirpur Firozabad city said, "Everyone has come to know that SP & its allies have hit a century in first 2 phases. After the 3rd & 4th phases of the elections itself, the Samajwadi Party government will be formed. By the seventh phase, silence will prevail at BJP booths & you'll find ghosts there."
Meanwhile, the first phase of the Uttar Pradesh assembly elections has been done successfully the district recorded a 59.87% turnout in votes. The first phase of polls covered 58 assembly constituencies across 11 districts of the state. These districts include Shamli, Meerut, Hapur, Muzaffarnagar, Baghpat, Ghaziabad, Bulandshahar, Aligarh, Agra, Gautam Buddha Nagar, and Mathura.
Also, the state held its second phase of polling on 14th Feb. The second phase covered nine districts which are Moradabad, Rampur, Bareilly, Badaun, Saharanpur, Bijnor, Amroha, Sambhal, and Shahjahanpur. BJP and SP are the main competitors in the polls.