SP buckling under its alliance with Congress for UP polls

After Mulayam expressed his displeasure over alliance, Shivpal threatens to float new party

Akhilesh Yadav, Rahul Gandhi, Hugs, Congress, SP

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Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister and Samajwadi Party chief Akhilesh Yadav hugs Congress Vice-President Rahul Gandhi during their joint press conference in Lucknow.

Virendra Singh Rawat Lucknow

Last Updated : Feb 10 2017 | 8:09 PM IST

The pre-poll pact between Samajwadi Party (SP) and Congress to consolidate their vote bank and jointly keep the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) away from power in Uttar Pradesh has already started to take its toll on the ruling party.

While, deposed SP president and patriarch Mulayam Singh Yadav has spoken sternly against the SP-Congress alliance and announced he would not campaign for the party candidates, his younger brother and sacked UP cabinet minister Shivpal Singh Yadav on Tuesday announced that he would float a new political outfit after March 11, when the poll results would be out.

Besides, two senior