Lucknow:
After the Samajwadi Party's bypoll diastaer in Uttar Pradesh, the party seems to want to distance itself from former Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leader Kalyan Singh as far as possible.
Kalyan Singh is identified with the demolition of the Babri Masjid, as he was the chief minister of the state then.
And Mulayam's association with him is said to have cost Mulayam the humiliation of losing on his home ground in last week's election.
When asked about Kalyan Singh being part of the Samajwadi Party, Mulayam says he has never been part of the party and will never be a part of it.
"Kalayan Singh is not in the Samajwadi Party. He never was part of it," said Mulayam.
Meanwhile, the Samajwadi Party is expected to decide on the fate of Kalyan Singh's son, Rajbir Singh, who was roped-in in the party last year, on Sunday.
There are reports that Rajbir may be expelled from Samajwadi Party. Rajbir was initially SP's candidate from Firozabad, which later went to Dimple Yadav Mulayam's daughter-in-law.
Rajbir campaigned in Firozabad extensively, but Dimple lost the election.