Beyond elections: Dimple Yadav touches Mayawati's feet, seeks blessing

If there were any doubts relating to the sustainability of the Samajwadi Party (SP)-Bahujan Samaj Party (BSP) alliance beyond the Lok Sabha elections, Dimple Yadav made sure they were demolished

Sealed with a pranam

If there were any doubts relating to the sustainability of the Samajwadi Party (SP)-Bahujan Samaj Party (BSP) alliance beyond the Lok Sabha elections, Dimple Yadav (pictured) on Thursday made sure they were demolished. Dimple, the SP candidate from Kannauj and wife of party president Akhilesh Yadav, touched BSP chief Mayawati’s feet on stage at a rally in her Lok Sabha seat of Kannauj and sought her blessings before addressing the crowd. Dimple had won the seat in 2014. Some, of course, said their doubts were dispelled after Mayawati and former SP chief and Akhilesh's father,