Akhilesh Yadav Skips Congress Lunch Amid Delhi Protest

Akhilesh Yadav, the chief of the Samajwadi Party, was absent from a planned lunch with Congress leaders in Delhi on Thursday, a move that has drawn attention to the coordination between the two parties. The meeting was intended to strengthen ties ahead of the upcoming general elections. Sources say Yadav was caught up in a protest in Delhi, which led to his absence from the lunch. The incident has sparked speculation about the state of cooperation between the Samajwadi Party and the Congress, and whether internal dynamics are influencing their joint strategy.