SP says yes to Akhilesh Yadav era for another 5 yrs; Mulayam misses meeting

Mulayam Singh Yadav failed to turn up at the party's 10th National Convention in Agra despite reports of him arriving at the Lucknow airport had earlier made rounds

The Samajwadi Party’s (SP’s) rift came to a full circle on Thursday with its current party president, Akhilesh Yadav, being elected as the SP chief for the next five years, following a party vote at its 10th National Convention in Agra.

Akhilesh’s appointment is likely to give him unbridled authority to lead and shape SP’s political strategy in the coming years that will see two major electoral battles being played out. On the national front, there is the 2019 Lok Sabha elections and on the domestic turf of Uttar Pradesh, the next state assembly polls are scheduled to take place