Akhilesh told mediapersons that these statements of the BJP leaders were a clear threat to democracy. Samajwadi Party chief Mulayam Singh Yadav claimed several BJP leaders were in direct contact with him to halt Modi's march to victory.
State BJP chief Laxmi Kant Vajpayee told IANS: "It's a sinking ship of Mulayam; so everyone is fleeing away while ours is the smooth sailing ship."
Ram Kishore, political analyst and president of the Socialist Foundation in Lucknow, told IANS: "While the Congress and the Samajwadi Party look destined to fragment, it is the silent march of the Mayawati party (Bahujan Samaj Party) that is keeping political strategists on tenterhooks. For all you know the elephant could turn the dark horse."
