Amid a fresh churn in their political relationship, Samajwadi Party (SP) president Akhilesh Yadav on Thursday advised his uncle Shivpal Yadav, who has been constantly shooting barbs at him, to strengthen the Pragatisheel Samajwadi Party (Lohia), which Mr. Shivpal formed after breaking away with the SP.
Mr. Shivpal, who was elected an MLA on the SP symbol, once again started drifting apart from his nephew after the results of the 2022 Uttar Pradesh Assembly election. He claimed he felt belittled.
Amid this atmosphere, while talking to reporters in Jhansi, Mr. Akhilesh advised the senior Yadav to strengthen his party. Mr. Akhilesh stressed that the SP had only provided him the party’s symbol for the election and that Mr. Shivpal continued to lead his own party.