Akhilesh-Mulayam patch up fails; opinion poll shows SP ahead of rivals

Mayawati appeals to Muslims to not waste vote on SP

Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Akhilesh Yadav today reached out to his father and Samajwadi Party patriarch Mulayam Singh Yadav, but sources close to him said a rapproachment was possible only on Akhilesh’s terms, which include Rajya Sabha member Amar Singh be sacked from the party, that his list of candidates is accepted and his uncle Shivpal Yadav shifted to Delhi.

Meanwhile, SP’s principal rival, Bahujan Samaj Party chief Mayawati released her party’s list of 403 candidates for the upcoming assembly polls, and appealed to Muslims, which comprise nearly a fifth of UP’s electorate, to not waste their vote on the