War ends in Parivar

After a closed-door meeting between Mulayam, Akhilesh, minister Azam Khan and state unit chief Shivpal Yadav, orders were issued to withdraw the expulsions with immediate effect.

The Samajwadi Party soon removed the expulsion letters of both Akhilesh and Ram Gopal from its website.

"As per the directions of Netaji (Mulayam Singh Yadav), the expulsion of Akhilesh Yadav and Ram Gopal Yadav has been revoked with immediate effect," Samajwadi Party leader Shivpal Singh Yadav tweeted.

Shivpal Singh Yadav, who is Akhilesh's uncle, said the SP will fight the 2017 Assembly elections unitedly to defeat the communal forces.

He also said that a new list of party candidates would be discussed and released later on. Shivpal, who was backing his brother Mulayam Singh in the party infighting, said all was now well within the party.

Earlier, a meeting of party MLAs was called by the Chief Minister where almost 200 legislators turned up, signalling that Akhilesh enjoyed the support of a majority of party legislators.

Following a poor turnout at its own meeting, the Mulayam camp cancelled it and Urban Development Minister Azam, who is one of the founding members of the party, began brokering peace between the warring father-son duo.

Azam Khan was sent to the Chief Minister's camp with a message that he should show some flexibility.

Soon, Azam Khan drove back to Mulayam's residence along with the Chief Minister.

Akhilesh reportedly touched Mulayam's feet and said he wanted to gift him an electoral victory in the state.