UP Chief minister Akhilesh Yadav and his uncle Shivpal Yadav have often clashed over selection of candidates, style of functioning, approach to elections and alliances. Read | Akhilesh Yadav sacks 4 ministers, including uncle Shivpal, from UP cabinetHere is a timeline of the skirmishes in the turf war between the two this year. August 15: In an apparent warning to his son Akhilesh, SP chief Mulayam Singh Yadav says if his brother Shivpal resigned, the SP would split. September 13: Akhilesh Yadav sacks UP chief secretary Deepak Singhal, who was considered close to Shivpal. October 23: Akhilesh sacks Shivpal and three others from the cabinet.

Source: Hindustan Times October 23, 2016 09:22 UTC