LUCKNOW: Samajwadi Party president Akhilesh Yadav's "indifference" towards the campaign in Azamgarh and Rampur and the apparent drift of Muslims from his party may have contributed to the stunning loss of the two prestigious Uttar Pradesh constituencies in the Lok Sabha bypolls.
In contrast to the inertia in the SP camp, the ruling BJP showed no complacency in the run-up to the polls this month. Even though the party had registered a resounding victory in the Assembly election just months back, it kept the momentum, political observers say.
