Rebellion from CM, chances of split looming, Mulayam calls meet

The meeting will be held against the backdrop of the open rebellion by Akhilesh, who “circulated” his own list of candidates for 235 seats against the official nominees announced by Mulayam.

The list, which did not carry any signature, was made available on social media by defiant party MLAs who failed to get a ticket in the official list.

As the SP grappled with the unprecedented crisis, senior leader and UP minister Azam Khan voiced deep distress over the developments and said, “Bad blood between relatives has damaged the future of the state.”
He said the feud in SP was being “celebrated” by its political rivals, especially BJP.