Akhilesh Yadav, the Young 'Traditionalist' in India Politics: The Economist

Bangalore: The country is experiencing a new wave, Akhilesh Yadav the youngest chief minister of Uttar Pradesh in North India. Hi is 39 and paving the path for the state to secure a better future by modern means. It was he who initiated the cyber café’s as gateway for government services as per The Economist.

He has a long way to go with his plans to uplift the state, with many hurdles to cross. One of the challenges is UP inhabiting 20 percent of India’s poorest people. If this percentage is overcome it can make a significant change in the global poverty statistics. He seems to be accepting the challenges with absolute certainty. He has made it a strategy to run his office unlike his predecessor Mayawati who as per him ran a autocratic rule.

There is lot to achieve for young Akhilesh, as he is mostly called; with UP being the world’s largest local government entity it’s larger than Brazil with 200million people. He does represent the new generation, with new vibrant ideas and a lot of will to get to the problems and concerns of his people. When he said “We are fulfilling promises we made to the electorate in the assembly elections” shows his dedication. Samajwadi party made a remarkable sweep in the state assembly elections against the Mayawati government and they won by a big number in March. Akhilesh received a bonus produced by national politics which allows him to invest in major social reforms.