Ahead of the Mainpuri by-poll elections, Samajwadi Party (SP) Chief Akhilesh Yadav and SP Mainpuri candidate Dimple Yadav met with Pragatisheel Samajwadi Party (Lohia) chief Shivpal Singh Yadav on Thursday to discuss the elections.
Shivpal Yadav, the founder of Pragatisheel Samajwadi Party (Lohia), is Mulayam Singh Yadav’s younger brother and Akhilesh Yadav’s uncle.Dimple Yadav is the wife of SP chief Akhilesh Yadav, who is expected to carry on the legacy of her father-in-law Mulayam Singh Yadav in the constituency.
Mainpuri seat, considered a stronghold of the Samajwadi Party, fell vacant on October 10 following the death of Samajwadi Party founder Mulayam Singh Yadav.
“Along with the leader and the elders of the house, the blessings of the people of Mainpuri are also with you!,” Tweeted Akhilesh Yadav. Earlier, Samajwadi Party included Shivpal Singh Yadav’s name in the list of star campaigners for the bypoll to the Mainpuri Lok Sabha seat where Dimple Yadav, wife of Akhilesh Yadav is the party candidate.
The meeting becomes crucial as Shivpal, who contested the UP elections earlier this year on the SP ticket, had a war of words with the party chief expressing discontent over the latter’s “political immaturity”.
