Akhilesh Yadav attacks Modi: 'I dare opposition to hold a live wire and proof there is no electricity in UP'

Uttar Pradesh chief minister and Samajwadi Party chief Akhilesh Yadav on Sunday addressed a press conference on the eve of voting in Phase V of state assembly elections.

51 Assembly constituencies spread across 11 districts, five of which border Nepal, will go to polls in the fifth phase.

Prominent contestants in this phase include controversial minister Gayatri Prasad Prajapati (SP), who will be facing Amita Singh (Congress) and Garima Singh (BJP) in Amethi, the Lok Sabha constituency of Rahul Gandhi.

Live updates: 

#Opposition says there is no electricity in Gorakhpur, I dare them to hold a live wire and prove it: Akhilesh

#I have said it before and I say it again that this alliance (SP & Congress) will cross 300: UP CM Akhilesh Yadav

#Samajwadis have worked for development without any discrimination and I am ready for a debate on it: UP CM Akhilesh Yadav in Lucknow

#PM Modi said in Gonda that UP students pass by cheating in exams, I request honest students not to vote BJP: UP CM

#I made sure land for setting up of AIIMS was allocated in Gorakhpur. I want to ask when will that AIIMS be ready?: UP CM Akhilesh Yadav

#Nation's farmer is thinking that their loans will be waived in the name of UP elections, I hope PM is not just deceiving farmers: UP CM

#Akhilesh Yadav attacks PM Modi: 'Debate on work and achievements'

#Aapne Mann Ki Baat ki, lekin UP ki janta intazar kar rahi hai ke aap kab kaam ki baat krenge: UP CM Akhilesh Yadav

#Nation has heard Mann ki Baat, waiting for Kaam ki Baat: Akhilesh Yadav