Lucknow: It was flowers, rose petals, and garlands all the way for Rahul Gandhi and Akhilesh Yadav who held a 12 km long road show here on Sunday that reflected the new-found bonhomie between the Congress and the Samajwadi Party.
Boosting the morale of their supporters and signalling unity, the two leaders atop the 'UP Vijay Rath' started the road show from the GPO park in Hazratganj after garlanding the statue of Mahatma Gandhi.
The specially designed ‘rath’ had pictures of Congress Vice-President Rahul Gandhi and Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Akhilesh Yadav, and the alliance's catch line 'UP ko yeh saath pasand hai' (UP likes it together).
The leaders greeted people on streets and atop buildings from the vehicle’s roof where they were swathed by security personnel.
The rath inched forward amidst hordes of Congress and SP workers, who raised slogans, showered flower petals on the leaders, and songs eulogising the two parties.
The road show covered some densely populated areas of the state capital, traversing through old Lucknow localities, which have a sizable Muslim population.
The two leaders earlier addressed a joint press conference and ended the road show with a public meeting at the historic 'Ghanta Ghar' in the Chowk area of Lucknow.
