Is there a Congress - Samajwadi Party tie-up of sorts for the Uttar Pradesh polls in the offing? Well Samajwadi Party scion Akhilesh Yadav seems to be sending out signals of just that. In an exclusive interview to News X. Akhilesh batted for Congress scion Rahul Gandhi and even hinted he was open to supporting the Congress at the centre. The motive is clearly to project himself as a state leader alongside Rahul at the centre while putting the onus for the Congress's fate on Rahul Gandhi.