UP polls: Mulayam Singh Yadav seeks consolation deal
The Chief Minister, who visited his father on Monday night, said that he had his father's blessings.
Lucknow: UP Chief Minister Akhilesh Yadav, after winning the battle in the Election Commission and gaining control over the party and its symbol, is now trying to build bridges with his father Mulayam Singh Yadav, whom he had deposed from the post of party president on January 1.
This could mean that Mr Mulayam Singh Yadav seeks about 40 seats for his supporters, who had been shown the door by the Chief Minister for supporting the senior Yadavs.
However, truce is still a considerable distance away in the Yadav clan.
Mr Mulayam Singh Yadav’s brother Mr Shivpal Yadav has made it clear that he will not contest elections under the leadership of Mr Akhilesh Yadav, and neither will he hold any post in the party. With Mr Shi-vpal out of the picture, his son Aditya may be given the party ticket to fight from his father’s seat.
The Chief Minister, who visited his father on Monday night, said that he had his father’s blessings. Both sides refused to confirm whether Mulayam Singh Yadav’s candidates would be accommodated.