Akhilesh Yadav, leader of the Samajwadi Party, criticized the BJP's "triple-engine" campaign in Uttar Pradesh, citing the Balasore railway accident as an example. Referring to the tragedy that claimed 275 lives and injured over 1,100 people, Yadav remarked, "Those who are showing dreams of a triple engine, you have seen that the triple engines collided." He further shared a clip of Railway Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw's explanation of the anti-collision system, accusing the government of false technology.