Vikram Johri: The man to watch out for

Akhilesh Yadav has a real chance at capturing the national consciousness with this election

Vikram Johri February 10, 2017 Last Updated at 22:20 IST

At a rally in Meerut last week, Prime Minister Narendra Modi showcased, once again, his penchant for coining avoidable acronyms. “I want you to vote out SCAM,” he urged those present, before proceeding to single out the names of the political bigwigs contained in that term. One of those bigwigs, Akhilesh Yadav, must be rubbing his hands in glee. He, along with Mayawati, made the last two letters of the Prime Minister’s acronym, an indication of his recently acquired clout within the Samajwadi fold. Political pundits are divided over whether the coup within the ...

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Vikram Johri: The man to watch out for