As Akhilesh Yadav explained to voters why they should re-elect him as Chief Minister of Uttar Pradesh, he was careful to emphasise two points: the contribution of his father and party founder Mulayam Singh, and a commitment to "politics of secularism, socialism and development." For this, Akhilesh Yadav said, women are being given pressure cookers to help them with faster meals, laptops "have reached every mohalla or neighbourhood in the state, and smartphones for all are coming soon."
