Akhilesh Wins the Dangal: A Timeline of How the Pari-War Unfolded

Election Commission has allotted the bicycle symbol to Akhilesh Yadav. Here’s how the spat unfolded.

File picture of Samajwadi Party chief Mulayam Singh Yadav and Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Akhilesh Yadav in a group photo with newly inducted ministers after taking oath on 31 October 2015. (Photo: PTI)

Election Commission on Monday decided to allot the Samajwadi Party’s symbol of bicycle to Akhilesh Yadav.

Mulayam Singh, who has lost the support of the majority in the party, had been desperate to hold on to the symbol which he picked long ago.

The intra-party feud has caused a ruckus in the last few months. Here’s a complete rundown.

Supporter of the Akhilesh-led faction of the Samajwadi Party, Ramgopal Yadav congratulated the SP leaders and urged the people of Uttar Pradesh to re-elect Mulayam Singh’s son as the Chief Minister for another term.

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