 "Supporters celebrate in Allahabad after UP Chief Minister Akhilesh Yadav got the Samajwadi Party symbol, the cycle, and the party name")
Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Akhilesh Yadav won the war for the Samajwadi Party’s poll symbol, the bicycle after the Election Commission settled the dispute in his favour, rejecting the claims of party patriarch Mulayam Singh.
Akhilesh’s emergence as party boss could pave the way for an alliance of the Samajwadi Party (SP), the Congress and the Rashtriya Lok Dal, to take on the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) in UP. The announcement of a pact might come in a day or two, sources said.
Uttar Pradesh will see seven-phased polls for 403 Assembly seats from February 11 to March 8. Results
