The Samajwadi Party led by Akhilesh Yadav, Mayawati's Bahujan Samajwadi Party (BSP) and Ajit Singh led Rashtriya Lok Dal (RLD) had joined together to take on the incumbent NDA, which had secured 73 seats in the 2014 Lok Sabha elections.
In North India, the term "Chilum Nikhalvaunga" is a term expressed to display their elitism and aristocratic mindset against people who they think are subservient by making them do menial jobs at their houses. With Akhilesh Yadav using such deplorable words, he has directly threatened bureaucrats for simply following orders.