SP leader Shivpal Yadav (Source: PTI/File) SP leader Shivpal Yadav (Source: PTI/File)Sidelined SP leader Shivpal Yadav, who won from his seat in Uttar Pradesh where his party suffered a rout, has vowed to fight back in the state. A day after winning the Jaswant Nagar seat, the warring uncle of Akhilesh Yadav tweeted a 41-second video captioned “Hum phir ladkar jeetenge” (We will fight again to win). The 61-year-old SP veteran won the party stronghold Jaswantnagar defeating his nearest BJP rival Manish Yadav Patre by a margin of 52,616 votes. Jaswantnagar, part of Mainpuri Lok Sabha seat, was represented by Mulayam who had won the seat first time in 1967. Winning it for eight terms — he lost on two occasions — he left it for Shivpal, who has won it continuously since 1996.

Source: Indian Express March 12, 2017 11:03 UTC