New Delhi: Taking a swipe at the BJP-led NDA over its reduced numbers in the Lok Sabha election, Samajwadi Party MP and chief Akhilesh Yadav said it was a moral victory for the opposition INDIA bloc.

Participating in the debate on the Motion of Thanks on the President’s address, the Kannauj MP said the public had broken the pride of the government as the INDIA bloc, defying predictions, gave the NDA a close fight.

Samajwadi Party Chief Akhilesh Yadav on Tuesday, while participating in the Motion 0f Thanks to President’s address, took potshots at Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) over its Ayodhya loss in Lok Sabha elections which were held earlier this year. “We have been listening to ‘Hoihi soi jo Ram rachi rakha. Jo karte the kisi ko laane ka dawa, wo hai khud kisi ke sahare ke laachar (Whatever Ram has planned will happen),” Yadav said.

Ayodhya, which was a big talking point in this election since the grand Ram Temple was built, is part of the Faizabad seat. Samajwadi Party’s Awadhesh Prasad won the seat by a margin of over 50,000 votes.

“Some things transcend time, so I am reminded of a ‘sher’ read in the UP Assembly. It was apt then, now more so,” Mr Yadav said before repeating the shayari.

As the ‘shayari’ landed, Mr Yadav patted the shoulder of his party colleague and the Faizabad MP. And Awadesh Prasad replied, “Yogi ji ke liye (for Yogi ji).”

“We have heard, what Lord Ram wills, happens. This is his decision. Those who claimed they have brought someone now depend on others’ support,” he said. This was an ostensible reference to the ‘jo ram ko layein hain, hum unko layenge’ slogan that was used during the run-up to the election as the BJP claimed credit for building the Ram temple in Ayodhya.