Insight Bureau: Samajwadi Party chief Akhilesh Yadav seeks to keep the flock together by appointing his uncle Shivpal Singh Yadav as the Leader of the Party in Uttar Pradesh Assembly.
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Shivpal, who founded Pragatisheel Samajwadi Party (Lohiya) in 2018, made a patch up with Akhilesh and contested the 2022 polls on Samajwadi Party ticket.
Samajwadi Party improved its tally from 47 in 2017 to 111 in 2022. With 111 MLAs & 14 more MLAs of allies, Akhilesh Yadav is hopeful of giving a tough fight to BJP in the Assembly.
Akhilesh may resign from Karhal assembly seat and retain the Lok Sabha seat.
