BJP slams Akhilesh Yadav for bring '100 MLAs' remark, says SP 'incapable of forming govt on its own'

"Mann to dono ka hi hai. Jo layega wo payega. 100 ka offer fir ho gaya. Isse acha mauka kya milega (Both want to be the CM. Who will bring, will get the opportunity. There will not be a better opportunity than this),” the SP chief added.

• Akhilesh Yadav offers CM post to any BJP leader with 100 MLAs
• BJP calls Yadav's remark a sign of Samajwadi Party's frustration
• BJP denies any internal rift, says party and govt are united

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At a time when Uttar Pradesh chief minister Yogi Adityanath is on a four-day visit to Singapore and Japan, Samajwadi Party (SP) president Akhilesh Yadav on Monday made an "offer" to make any BJP leader the chief minister who can bring 100 MLAs to him.

Addressing the press, Yadav said, "It appears he (Yogi Adityanath) would have flown out of India. We are reviving the offer — 100 vidhayak laiye aur Mukhya Mantri ban jaiye (Bring 100 MLAs with you and become the chief minister).

"Mann to dono ka hi hai. Jo layega wo payega. 100 ka offer fir ho gaya. Isse acha mauka kya milega (Both want to be the CM. Who will bring, will get the opportunity. There will not be a better opportunity than this),” the SP chief added.

Quick to respond, the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) on Tuesday launched a sharp attack on Samajwadi Party chief Akhilesh Yadav for his “bring 100 MLAs, become CM” remark, calling it a sign of the opposition party’s frustration.

Talking to presspersons at his residence in Gorakhpur, state BJP president Pankaj Chaudhary claimed Yadav’s comment clearly showed that the Samajwadi Party was not in a position to form a government on its own. “Such remarks reflect the Samajwadi Party’s desperation. Had they been confident, they would have talked about forming the government themselves,” he said.

“Both the deputy chief ministers (Keshav Prasad Maurya and Brajesh Pathak) want to be the chief minister. Whoever brings 100 legislators will get a chance to become the chief minister. There will not be a better opportunity than this,” Yadav had said...

Dismissing speculation of any rift within the BJP, Chaudhary said the government and the party organisation were functioning in complete coordination.

“There is no difference between the government and the party organisation. If any issue arises, it will be resolved internally,” he said. The BJP leader also alleged that the opposition had run out of issues, and that is why it was making “immature statements” to grab headlines.