Akhilesh Yadav meets father Mulayam, Samajwadi Party truce in the offing

Akhilesh Yadav meets father Mulayam, Samajwadi Party truce in the offing
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Uttar Pradesh chief minister Akhilesh Yadav went to meet his father and Samajwadi Party patriarch Mulayam Singh Yadav on Tuesday morning, possibly signalling a climb down in family hostilities that has singed the party ahead of state polls.

Uttar Pradesh chief minister Akhilesh Yadav went to meet his father and Samajwadi Party patriarch Mulayam Singh Yadav on Tuesday morning, possibly signalling a climb down in family hostilities that has singed the party ahead of state polls.

The meeting came a day after Mulayam abruptly declared that his son would be the next chief minister of the state, seen as a ploy to isolate key Akhilesh backer Ramgopal Yadav in the party.

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The state goes to the polls in seven phases starting February 11. Two factions of the party – one led by Akhilesh and another by his uncle Shivpal – have been locked in a fight for party control. Shivpal is said to have Mulayam’s backing.

Both sides are currently in front of the election commission to prove their claim as the original party and inherit the party symbol, the bicycle.

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