LUCKNOW: Will the void left behind following the demise of SP patriarch Mulayam Singh Yadav turn into a political battlefield between the BJP and SP? The question has started doing the rounds with Mainpuri, the parliamentary seat represented by Mulayam, falling vacant, necessitating a bypoll ahead of the high-stake 2024 Lok Sabha elections.
While the Akhilesh Yadav-led SP grapples with the loss of the party founder, political circles in UP have turned rife with the possibility of BJP supporting Akhilesh’s estranged uncle and Mulayam’s brother Shivpal Singh Yadav in Mainpuri, instead of fielding its own candidate from the seat.
