Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Akhilesh Yadav feels the days of caste-based politics in the state are over and now the two Ds -- development and demonetisation problems -- will work in favour of the Samajwadi Party in the upcoming assembly polls.


According to him, his family feud is no more a factor and all issues have been changed post demonetisation. "That is a thing of past now. We are working together to win the elections. Issues have changed and post demonetisation nobody remembers that (family feud) now. All the other issues have been left behind and demonetisation has emerged as the key issue," he said.


He asserted that Uttar Pradesh will vote for his work, image and not on caste equations.


"Our work in last five years and the problems people are facing due to demonetisation will lead us to victory in upcoming elections. Jo kataarein ATM ke bahar lagi hai wo polling booth ke bahar lagegi (polling booths will see long queues like ones outside ATMs now," Akhilesh told PTI in an interview. When asked who he considers the bigger rival -- BJP or BSP, he said people of Uttar Pradesh have lost faith in both of them.