A frail-looking Samajwadi Party patriarch Mulayam Singh Yadav, 79, on Friday made an emotional appeal to voters to ensure his victory in the Lok Sabha elections from here, claiming this one to be his ‘last election’. A household name in Mainpuri, four-time MP Mulayam Singh Yadav asked the gathering whether they will make him win by a huge majority or not? Yadav was inaudible when he began his speech and was suggested to adjusted the microphone but to little help. Slogans, including ‘jiska jalwa kayam hai….uska naam Mulayam hai’, ‘dharti putra Mulayam Singh’, resonated across the premises of Christian College, located in heart of city, as Yadav rose to speak. He had twice vacated the seat -- in 2004 and 2014 -- but used his charisma to get his nephew Dharmendra Yadav (2004) and grandson Tej Pratap Yadav (2014) secure victories in by-elections.

Source: Hindustan Times April 19, 2019 12:45 UTC