Reading out from a scripted page in his hand, Mulayam said, “I will not go anywhere to campaign for this alliance. Mulayam had earlier in the day, met Narad and tried to prevent him going to the Bahujan Samaj Party because Akhilesh Yadav denied him a ticket. Referring to Narad and many other whom did not get a ticket from Akhilesh, Mulayam said: “Samajwadi Party was capable of winning the polls on its own. “What will all those leaders of ours will do who did not get the ticket (because of alliance seat sharing). Before Mulayam disowned the alliance, Akhilesh and Rahul held their first joint press conference, their first roadshow (which kicked off their joint campaign for the polls), and a joint public meeting.

Source: Hindustan Times January 29, 2017 16:21 UTC