Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Akhilesh Yadav and Congress Vice President Rahul Gandhi addressed media on upcoming Assembly election in state on Sunday.
After the joint press conference, both Akhilesh and Rahul will hold a joint roadshow in Lucknow.
The roadshow will be done to strengthen Congress-Samajwadi Party alliance in UP election.
Here are the live updates from the joint press conference:
# We support intention of Akhilesh Yadav, says Rahul Gandhi
# We have fulfilled all the things that we wrote in manifesto and we will do that again this time, says Akhilesh Yadav
# We would make BJP understand that all religions are one, says Rahul Gandhi
# We believe in politics of poor people, says Rahul Gandhi
# I respect the personality of Malawatiji, says Rahul Gandhi
# Modiji says I am number one and there is no number two: Rahul Gandhi
# To make country progress, people from all religions need to come together, says Rahul Gandhi
# BJP's ideology is a potential threat to nation, says Rahul Gandhi
# Priyanka has been of tremendous help to me and I have been so to her, if she campaigns or not is her choice; she is an asset to Congress: Rahul Gandhi
# We would show the spirit of this country to BJP, says Rahul Gandhi
# We are going to fight united and defeat BJP, says Rahul Gandhi
# Whether we will form an alliance in Lok Sabha or not is open to discussion: Rahul Gandhi
# We want to give direction to UP's youth, says Rahul Gandhi
# I will not reveal the campaigning startegy as of now, Rahul Gandhi on question whether Sonia Gandhi and Mulayam will campaign
# We like to fight with the RSS attempt to spread anger in society, says Rahul Gandhi
# The ideologies of Samajwadi Party and Congress are similar, Rahul Gandhi
# We would work towards stopping politics of hatred, says Rahul Gandhi
# We like to stop the politics of anger in the country, says Rahul Gandhi
# We are like two tyres of a vehicle, says Akhilesh Yadav on alliance with Congress
# In the coming times, me and Rahulji will usher country into progress, says Akhilesh Yadav
# People will answer to people who imposed demonetisation and made us stand in queues, says Akhilesh Yadav
# The alliance is like Ganga meeting Yamuna, says Rahul Gandhi
# The alliance promotes triple P which stands for progress, prosperity and peace, says Rahul Gandhi
# Song launched for SP-Congress alliance in Uttar Pradesh
# Rahul Gandhi, Akhilesh Yadav reaches Taj Hotel