Akhilesh to look for lost mojo in Agra meet; Mulayam's presence doubtful

Akhilesh would be elected as party chief for 5 years, giving him the reins until the 2019 parliamentary and 2022 UP polls are done

Samajwadi Party (SP) seems desperate to rediscover its mojo at its national convention in Agra on October 5, at which about 15,000 delegates from 25 states are expected to congregate at the Targhar Ground in Agra Cantonment.

The delegates would deliberate on future poll strategies and the party’s stand on political, social and economic issues. The SP leaders would discuss the prevailing political and socioeconomic conditions in the country, the policies of the Narendra Modi government and their ramifications on the nation and people.

Under the new party constitution, current party president and former UP chief minister Akhilesh Yadav would