Akhilesh & I are giving people a new paradigm: Rashtriya Lok Dal chief

'We are putting up a good fight', said Jayant Singh Chaudhary

Accusing the BJP of adopting a “divide and rule” policy, Rashtriya Lok Dal (RLD) chief Jayant Singh Chaudhary, in an interview with Nitin Kumar, says the negative politics of communal hatred, caste, and fear will not work in Uttar Pradesh (UP). Chaudhary, who has formed an alliance with the Akhilesh Yadav-led Samajwadi Party (SP), also talks of why UP is looking for a new leadership to deliver results on the economic and social front. Edited excerpts:

This Assembly election is your first political battle (earlier the party was led by Ajit Singh, Jayant’s father). How confident are you that you’ll