Akhilesh Yadav files nomination from UP's Azamgarh

Azamgarh (UP), Apr 18 (ANI): Former Uttar Pradesh chief minister and Samajwadi Party president Akhilesh Yadav on Thursday filed his nomination from Azamgarh Lok Sabha seat. He was accompanied by Bahujan Samaj Party (BSP) national general secretary Satish Chandra Misra. The party workers gathered at Collectorate office in large number to welcome their leader. The SP chief is seeking election from the seat won by his father Mulayam Singh Yadav in the 2014 elections. Yadav is pitted against Bhojpuri star Nirahua of BJP.