Shivpal Yadav Faction

Shivpal Yadav's Pragatisheel Samajwadi Party-Lohia (PSP-L) Tuesday claimed it has the support of the Apna Dal faction led by Krishna Patel, days after that party announced a tie-up with the Congress.

Samajwadi Secular Morcha leader Shivpal Yadav on Saturday ruled out forming an alliance with the BJP in Uttar Pradesh, saying "we are secular" and there was no question of such a tie-up.

A day before his faction is expected to meet Election Commission officials over the claim for the party symbol, the cycle, Mulayam Singh Yadav claimed he remains the chief of the Samajwadi Party and his brother Shivpal is its state president.

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.

Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Akhilesh Yadav's faction is likely to stake claim to the party's election symbol after his coup at the Lucknow convention, where he was named the chief of Samajwadi Party by 5,000 supporters in place of his father Mulayam Singh Yadav. Sources said his supporters would meet the Election Commission on Monday - three days ...

Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Akhilesh Yadav's exercise of authority is a direct retort to his father, Mulayam Singh Yadav, who leads the Samajwadi Party and has been promoting brother Shivpal Yadav over his son.

Shivpal Yadav's Pragatisheel Samajwadi Party-Lohia (PSP-L) Tuesday claimed it has the support of the Apna Dal faction led by Krishna Patel, days after that party announced a tie-up with the Congress.

Samajwadi Secular Morcha leader Shivpal Yadav on Saturday ruled out forming an alliance with the BJP in Uttar Pradesh, saying "we are secular" and there was no question of such a tie-up.

A day before his faction is expected to meet Election Commission officials over the claim for the party symbol, the cycle, Mulayam Singh Yadav claimed he remains the chief of the Samajwadi Party and his brother Shivpal is its state president.

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.

Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Akhilesh Yadav's faction is likely to stake claim to the party's election symbol after his coup at the Lucknow convention, where he was named the chief of Samajwadi Party by 5,000 supporters in place of his father Mulayam Singh Yadav. Sources said his supporters would meet the Election Commission on Monday - three days ...

Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Akhilesh Yadav's exercise of authority is a direct retort to his father, Mulayam Singh Yadav, who leads the Samajwadi Party and has been promoting brother Shivpal Yadav over his son.