- Mulayam Singh Yadav has asserted that he is the President of the Samajwadi Party and Akhilesh Yadav is the UP Chief Minister
- Mulayam arrived at the EC today to request verification of 212 signatures submitted by Akhilesh camp to prove claim over the SP symbol
- Akhilesh will meet the EC at 2:30 PM
- The EC has asked both factions to present documents to validate their claim over the SP’s ‘cycle’ election symbol
- On Sunday, the Home Ministry upgraded Amar Singh’s security to the ‘Z’ category
- Akhilesh’s camp claims to have the “signed” support of 212 of the 229 party MLAs
Party Not Splitting, Akhilesh Will Be the New CM
Mulayam Singh Yadav, in an exclusive interview with ANI said that the rumours of the Samajwadi Party splitting are untrue.
He said that the party is united and they will begin campaigning shortly, for the party’s unity and the upcoming UP polls.
Yadav also spoke about who will be thier chief ministerial candidate and he backed his son for the position, for a second term.
Akhilesh Yadav will be the Chief Minister of Uttar Pradesh after the elections.Mulayam Singh Yadav
Party Issues Will Be Resolved: MSY
After his meeting with the Election Commission, Mulayam Singh Yadav told reporters that there were some issues within the party, and one person is behind the feud. But he said he's confident all issues will be resolved.
He said the fate of the party’s symbol is up to the EC.
The Rajya Sabha chairman in the meantime, has received a letter from Mulayam, intimating the expulsion of his cousin, Ramgopal Yadav from the party.
Ram Gopal, however, refused to respond to any comments made by Mulayam.
Mulayam Arrives at EC
Mulayam Singh Yadav, Amar Singh and Shivpal Singh Yadav reach Election Commission in New Delhi.
Akhilesh to Meet EC at 2:30 PM
A delegation led by UP CM Akhilesh Yadav will meet Election Commission at 2:30 PM today.