Most of the old guard and Mulayam loyalists like Reoti Raman Singh, Balram Yadav, Rajendra Chowdhary and Ahmad Hasan have turned their back on the party supremo who once dreamt of becoming the Prime Minister.
Even the new generation with its roots in the Yadav clan – Tej Pratap Yadav (Mainpuri MP), Budayun MP Dharmendra Yadav, Kannauj MP Dimple Yadav and many second-rung politicians – have accepted Akhilesh Yadav as their leader.
Family elders too feel that Mulayam Singh should reconcile to the rise of the son.
The other two brothers of Mulayam Singh – Abhay Ram Yadav and Rajpal Yadav – have come to Lucknow, in a rare appearance, to douse the family fire and thrash a respectable way out for the father and son.
Mulayam Singh is left with only a handful of die-hard loyalists like brother Shivpal Yadav, Rajya Sabha MP Amar Singh, and actor-turned-politician Jaya Prada.
Amar Singh has, meanwhile, said he was not a hurdle in Akhilesh Yadav’s path.
