Lucknow: Having lost the assembly elections in Uttar Pradesh, outgoing Chief Minister Akhilesh Yadav will not even be able to become the leader of opposition in the state assembly even though his party is the largest party in Opposition with 47 seats.
Mr Akhilesh Yadav has not contested the assembly elections and is a member of the UP legislative council and hence, he cannot become the leader of opposition in the Vidhan Sabha.
Party sources claim that the choice for the post of leader of opposition will narrow down between Mohd Azam Khan and Mr Shivpal Yadav and if Akhilesh has his way, he will prefer Mr Azam Khan to his estranged uncle Shivpal Yadav but after the defeat of the SP, the outgoing CM will be under tremendous pressure in the coming days from within the family to toe his father Mulayam Singh Yadav’s line.
According to sources, Mr Akhilesh Yadav is in no mood to get a seat vacated for himself and contest a by-election to enter the state assembly.Mr Akhilesh Yadav will prefer to remain in the public eye by charting a larger strategy with the Congress and continuing his crusade against the BJP. He has already made it clear on Saturday that his alliance with the Congress will continue.
