Akhilesh Yadav: Samajwadi Party to contest 2022 UP polls on its own, keep doors open for smaller parties

SP president Akhilesh Yadav on Monday said his party would contest the 2022 Uttar Pradesh Assembly polls on its own, but keep its doors open for smaller parties, including that of his estranged uncle Shivpal Singh Yadav.

“The Samajwadi Party (SP) would fight the 2022 polls on its own, but keep space for smaller parties and keep its doors open for them,” Yadav, who was on a visit to Shravasti, told reporters.

Asked if the SP would enter into an understanding with his uncle’s Pragatisheel Samajwadi Party, Yadav said he has already said the doors are open for Shivpal and if there is any other winnable candidate of his party, he or she too would be considered.