The state party chief will play a key role in the selection of nominees for next year's assembly polls. After Shivpal was named, Akhilesh took away his key portfolios.Today, Shivpal told the media he had no idea, even, that Mulayam was going to name him party chief in Uttar Pradesh. "Netaji must have thought before making the decision to name (me) the party chief in UP. In the meanwhile, Times Now is reporting that Akhilesh hasEarlier today, Mulayam's other brother, Ram Gopal Yadav, said removing Akhilesh was an "unintentional mistake". "The Samajwadi Party (SP) leadership made a mistake - though not deliberately - by removing Akhilesh Yadav as the chief of the Uttar Pradesh unit of the SP.

Source: Times of India September 15, 2016 09:18 UTC