Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Akhilesh Yadav, 43, is a "well-meaning boy" said Rahul Gandhi, 46, in an endorsement that the Congress vice-president did not extend for Mr Yadav's government in the state. Rahul Gandhi kicked off his party's campaign for assembly elections in UP from state capital Lucknow today, dressed in jeans and a kurta and strolling with a mic as he addressed party workers.