more-inUttar Pradesh Chief Minister Akhilesh Yadav's rebellious uncle, Shivpal Yadav has threatened to form a new party after the elections. Also, like his brother Mulayam Singh Yadav, Mr. Shivpal Yadav too was critical of the SP’s alliance with the Congress. After delving on how he had even considered contesting the election as an independent candidate, Mr. Shivpal Yadav fired a salvo. Mr. Shivpal Yadav’s name was also not included in the list of SP’s star campaigners. In an apparent response to his uncle, Mr. Akhilesh Yadav, addressing a rally in Etah, said the Yadav family was united.

Source: The Hindu January 31, 2017 11:26 UTC