Kiranmay Nanda

West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee will campaign for Samajwadi Party in Uttar Pradesh and her Trinamool Congress will not contest the election in that state, Samajwadi Party vice-president Kiranmay Nanda said on Tuesday.

The tussle for the control of the Samajwadi Party ahead of the Uttar Pradesh assembly elections became literal on Sunday afternoon as hundreds of slogan shouting supporters of Akhilesh Yadav clashed with members of the Shivpal Yadav faction to take control of the party office.

West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee will campaign for Samajwadi Party in Uttar Pradesh and her Trinamool Congress will not contest the election in that state, Samajwadi Party vice-president Kiranmay Nanda said on Tuesday.

The tussle for the control of the Samajwadi Party ahead of the Uttar Pradesh assembly elections became literal on Sunday afternoon as hundreds of slogan shouting supporters of Akhilesh Yadav clashed with members of the Shivpal Yadav faction to take control of the party office.