LUCKNOW: Former Uttar Pradesh chief minister and Samajwadi Party chief Akhilesh Yadav on Saturday introduced a saffron-robed man, whom he referred as "baba" in one of his tweets. The 'baba' donned saffron attire as Adityanath does and also had his head shaved in a similar fashion. The "baba" is seen walking alongside Mr Yadav, but his face is not visible. Seeing the saffron admirers and shaving head, the public was shocked. 

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"We cannot bring fake God, but have brought a "baba" ji. Except Gorakhpur, he will tell the truth about the government to everyone in the state," tweeted Mr Yadav. When the ‘baba’ reached the stage, Akhilesh Yadav said, "Now he has got support too."

SP, BSP and Ajit Singh-led Rashtriya Lok Dal (RLD) are contesting the Lok Sabha polls in Uttar Pradesh as an alliance. As per the seat-sharing arrangement, BSP, SP, and RLD are contesting 38, 37 and three Lok Sabha seats respectively in the state. In an interview to news agency ANI yesterday, Mr Adityanath had attacked the SP chief saying that Akhilesh Yadav was frustrated as he was being treated as an underdog in the alliance with the BSP.

"This is the frustration of Akhilesh Yadav. He is frustrated because the SP once won 37 (Lok Sabha) seats from Uttar Pradesh under the leadership of Mulayam Singh Yadav. Now he is contesting only 37 seats," the Uttar Pradesh chief minister said.

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