As the trouble continued, Shivpal expelled MLC Arvind Pratap Yadav, a nephew of Ramgopal’s, on charges of indiscipline. Shivpal also expelled Akhilesh loyalists including MLCs Anand Bhadauriya, Sunil Yadav and Sanjay Lathar, and later, Ayodhya MLA Tej Pratap Pandey, who is also a minister in the government. Shivpal recommended that Akhilesh remove Pandey from the cabinet, but Akhilesh ignored his uncle.
Akhilesh had earlier sacked Shivpal and his loyalist ministers Om Prakash Singh, Narad Rai and Shadab Fatima from the cabinet. Not expecting re-induction in the cabinet, Shivpal had vacated his official bungalow.
