Congress and BJP hoped that he will fulfill his poll commitments and "learn a lesson from the past".
Congress and BJP on Saturday welcomed Akhilesh Yadav's elevation to the chief minister's post in Uttar Pradesh and hoped that he will fulfill his poll commitments and "learn a lesson from the past".
"I congratulate Akhilesh Yadav as new chief minister of UP. He has got the mandate to be the chief minister and I hope whatever commitment he has made and his party has made will be implemented and he will learn a lesson from the past," Congress spokesperson Rashid Alvi said in Delhi.
Alvi's remarks about "learning a lesson from the past" was in apparent reference to the SP rule in UP during its last tenure which was dubbed by detractors as "goonda raj".
Since the election results came out in March 6, there have been some incidents of violence in UP allegedly involving SP supporters.
SP chief and Akhilesh's father Mulayam Singh Yadav had yesterday said, "Law and order situation will be improved. If anyone is found indulging in goondaism, even if he is a SP worker, he will be punished severely."
Congratulating Akhilesh, UP Congress legislature party leader Pramod Tewari said he hoped the young CM would get the right advice from his supporters to develop the state.
"He (Akhilesh) is inexperienced...we hope he would get the right advice from his supporters to face the challenges," he said in Lucknow.
The BJP also congratulated Akhilesh and hoped that he would fulfill his poll promises.
"BJP hopes that Akhilesh would give a better administration and deal firmly with the problems such as corruption and live up to the expectations of the people who have given SP the mandate," party spokesperson Vijay Pathak said in Lucknow.
Meanwhile, leader of the opposition in Rajya Sabha Arun Jaitley said since UP now has a young chief minister he should introduce a new political culture in the state.
"The political culture in the state should be that not merely caste polarisations should bring votes but it must be good governance and development which bring votes," the BJP leader said.
A young man can leave good footprints behind only when UP change its current political style and culture, he said.
JD(U) leader and Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar also wished Akhilesh on his new appointment and said, "I hope he will try his best to live up to the confidence that the people of the state have expressed in him."
NC leader and Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Omar Abdullah also congratulated Akhilesh.
"Yey, I'm no longer going to be the youngest chief minister in the country. Congratulations Akhilesh & all the best for the next 5 years," he wrote on Twitter.
Congratulating the new UP CM, Union Minister Sri Prakash Jaiswal said, "If they (SP) have chosen Akhilesh, it is good. A youth will be given responsibility of chief ministership. We pray for his well-being. My wish is that he will solve the problems of the state and bring it out of the jungle raj."
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