EC has also announced the schedule for polls of three Legislative Council seats in the state
SP-Congress alliance is likely to consolidate the Muslim vote in their favour
Akhilesh-Mulayam battle continues, despite efforts by others for a compromise
SP patriarch Mulayam Singh Yadav, his son Akhilesh both have staked claim on the party's poll symbol
Overwhelming narrative is that UP elections will be a harbingerOfor the general elections of 2019
Announces a list of 235 candidates aside from the official list of 325 announced by Mulayam earlier
The list does not mention the names of several pro-Akhilesh ministers and MLAs
Mulayam has ruled out alliance with any party for the upcoming UP Assembly polls
As the issue cropped up, opposition parties took a swipe at the ruling party in Uttar Pradesh
Nobody is sure if a new regime will be seated in by March next year or the old order will continue
All parties have rolled up their sleeves and are preparing the ground for the upcoming assembly elections
JDU leader said they were trying for unity for a long time and 'Mulayam was projected as a leader but it did not materialise'
She also cautioned Muslims that their interests were not safe with the SP
As the UP elections hardly 3-4 months away, the state is getting ready to host big political rallies & public meetings
However, top party leaders have been meeting Congress strategist Prashant Kishor over the last few days and weeks
The first meeting took place at Mulayam's Delhi residence on November 1
UP has had five and a half chief ministers. Quite apart from chief ministers and their proxies, there are a dozen power centres
However, Akhilesh ignored his uncle and state unit chief Shivpal
Sudden visit caught everyone by surprise, though some said an appointment had been sought in advance
Akhilesh and Shivpal arrive at Samajwadi party office for the meeting with Mulayam Singh Yadav