Shivpal Yadav Announces 2022 Alliance With Estranged Nephew Akhilesh Yadav’s Samajwadi Party

Akhilesh's estranged uncle Shivpal Yadav on Thursday announced that his party Pragatisheel Samajwadi Party Lohia (PSPL) will be forging alliance with Samajwadi Party ahead of the state assembly polls in 2022. However, Shivpal said that he will not be merging with any party and would contest the election on his party's symbol.

The decision of Shivpal came days after SP chief Akhilesh Yadav announced of leaving Jaswant Nagar assembly seat for his estranged uncle and promised to allot a cabinet berth to him if the party comes to power.

“Our party's organization has been almost fully built across every district in the state and I am touring the state to strengthen the organization. In the upcoming assembly elections in UP, I will forge an alliance with the Samajwadi Party according to the seats. Our party will not merge with any party nor will we contest on any other election symbol,” Shivpal said after a meeting of the District Cooperative Bank Board in Etawah.