Congress has taken the decision in honour of Samajwadi Party patron Mulayam Singh Yadav. The party is also believed to be looking forward to have a good rapport with SP in the future.
The Income Tax has raided over 30 locations linked to the close aides of Samajwadi Party Maharashtra MLA Abu Azmi on Tuesday as a part of a probe on tax evasion.
"We've filed Dimple Yadav's nomination for Mainpuri by-polls. The demise of Netaji (Mulayam Singh Yadav) is a sad occasion for us. With the nomination, SP assures that the party will work in the footsteps of Netaji," said Akhilesh Yadav.
Samajwadi Party (SP) chief Akhilesh Yadav on Monday said that the party ensures that it will work on the footprints of Mulayam Singh Yadav for benefit of Mainpuri with the nomination of his wife Dimple Yadav for the Assembly by-election.
While reacting to the Samajwadi Party's decision to put Akhilesh Yadav's wife Dimple Yadav as a candidate in the upcoming Mainpuri's bypolls, Deputy CM said that BJP will achieve victory in Mainpuri with a thumping majority.
Samajwadi Party President Akhilesh Yadav alleged that a large number of supporters of Samajwadi Party voters were "wrongly removed" from the voter list in the 2022 assembly elections in which the party lost earlier this year.
Uttar Pradesh Deputy Chief Minister Brajesh Pathak on Thursday reacted to Samajwadi Party's decision to put Akhilesh Yadav's wife Dimple Yadav as a candidate in the upcoming Mainpuri's bypolls. "BJP will emerge victorious with the blessings of PM Modi," Deputy CM said.
The Samajwadi Party (SP) on Thursday fielded Dimple Yadav, former MP and wife of party chief Akhilesh Yadav, as its candidate for the Mainpuri Lok Sabha constituency.