Akhilesh Yadav braces for showdown in UP assembly

The Congress has also dropped hints of the tough stand the party would take during the assembly session.

The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) also said the state government will be forced to explain its failure.

Angry at BJP leaders being "implicated" in the Muzaffarnagar riots that left 48 people dead, the party will ask the state government on what basis were they being singled out, said Radha Mohan Das, the party chief whip in the assembly.

Usually combative on the floor of the House, the Samajwadi Party crisis managers have realised that this time they have limited options to mute the opposition.

"The party has discussed the near-certain possibility of an all-out attack by the opposition during the monsoon session. We will try to have a healthy debate on the issues they raise," said a senior Samajwadi Party leader.