Akhilesh Yadav Meets Uncle Shivpal Yadav Ahead Of Mainpuri By-Election
NDTV
Shivpal Yadav on Wednesday held a meeting with party workers and exhorted them to ensure the victory of the Samajwadi Party candidate in the bypoll.
Ahead of the Mainpuri Lok Sabha bypoll, Samajwadi Party president Akhilesh Yadav and his wife and party candidate Dimple Yadav today met with his uncle and PSPL chief Shivpal Singh Yadav.
The by-election to the seat was necessitated by the demise of Samajwadi Party (SP) patron Mulayam Singh Yadav, and the area is considered to be the party's stronghold.
In a tweet after the meeting at Shivpal Singh's residence in Saifai, their native village in Etawah, Akhilesh Yadav said, "Along with the blessings of 'Netaji' and elders of the family, the people of Mainpuri are also with us." Akhilesh Yadav also shared a picture of the meeting.
Reacting to the meeting, BJP leader Sidharth Nath Singh took a dig at the SP chief, saying the fear of defeat made Akhilesh Yadav remember his uncle.
