"The family drama that has erupted in the SP's first family is driving the state's ruling party in the direction of a vertical split. It is just a matter of time when it becomes a reality.
"But, it is surprising how the chief minister, who had been branded by his all-powerful father as the face of the youth, is trying to evade responsibility by hiding behind the ongoing farce," the BJP national secretary and spokesperson said in a statement here.
"If such was the case, he should have resigned long back, instead of presiding over a regime that has plunged the largest state in the country into anarchy and misrule and, of late, political instability.
"He must realise that the buck will ultimately stop at his doorstep for the misrule that has been prevailing in the state under his watch," he said.
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The BJP leader said Akhilesh's "drama of sacking, re-inducting and again sacking ministers he did not like were not going to find any takers.
Singh was reacting to Akhilesh's outbursts at a meeting convened by Mulayam where he pleaded his case emotionally, only to be countered by SP state unit chief Shivpal who alleged that the chief minister had once "toyed" with the idea of floating a new party and contesting elections in alliance with other outfits.
The BJP leader claimed that the political situation in the state would favour the saffron party since the BSP, seen as the principal challenger to the ruling party, "will not be able to wean away the voters disgusted with the SP as Mayawati's own record, while in power, has been marred by corruption scandals".
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