Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Akhilesh Yadav staged a coup at the Samajwadi Party national convention he called on Sunday. His supporters led by uncle Ram Gopal Yadav declared him the chief of Samajwadi Party in place of his father Mulayam Singh Yadav. The 5,000-strong gathering deposed Akhilesh Yadav's uncle Shivpal Yadav from the post of the party's state chief and "sacked" politician Amar Singh. His supporters even clashed with the Shivpal Yadav camp at the Samajwadi Party headquarters in Lucknow. In a letter issued in the afternoon, Mulayam Singh called the convention "unconstitutional" and expelled Ram Gopal Yadav for six years for organising it.
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Sources tell NDTV that Amar Singh, Mulayam Singh Yadav and his brother Shivpal Yadav are likely to meet in Delhi tomorrow.
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Here's what will happen after Akhilesh Yadav supporters stake claim on Party symbol The Election Commission or EC will examine the claims and come to a conclusion who holds majority and that process usually takes time, explains sources in the commission to NDTV.
Particularly since polls are going to be announced for Uttar Pradesh- where the Samajwadi Party rules-anytime, poll panel won't examine the Samajwadi Party symbol issue now.
That means that till EC takes a decision, it will freeze The symbol- a cycle.
No faction of the party's warring sides would get the symbol
So now, If Akhilesh Yadav's faction stakes claim in Election commission, the poll panel is likely to freeze the cycle symbol and thus the mighty Cycle might not be pedaled in the elections at all.
Akhilesh Yadav's supporters to meet Election Commission tomorrow to stake claim to Samajwadi Party symbol: Sources
Akhilesh Yadav's faction are expected to stake claim to party symbol. Sources tell NDTV that the chief minister's camp are expected to meet Election Commission tomorrow to claim party symbol. A senior minister in Akhilesh government will meet Election Commission with documents as proof, reveal sources.
The clashes at Samajwadi Party headquarters
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The clash at Samajwadi Party HQ
Earlier, Akhilesh Yadav and Shivpal Yadav supporters clashed at the Samajwadi Party office in Lucknow
Another Akhilesh Yadav supporter expelledAfter Ram Gopal Yadav, Mulayam Singh Yadav now expels SP national vice president Kiranmoy Nanda for attending "unconstitutional" national convention, anti-party activities.