Shivpal plans his own party with Mulayam, refuses to tango with Akhilesh

Blames Akhilesh for poll rout, didn't want pact with Congress

The ongoing feud in Samajwadi Party's (SP's) ruling Yadav family resurfaced as a disgruntled Shivpal Yadav declared he will float a new outfit "Samajwadi Secular Morcha" with elder brother Mulayam Singh Yadav as its chief.
 

The move is aimed to question the authority of party chief and former chief minister Akhilesh Yadav, with whom Shivpal was locked in a bitter power struggle before the recent assembly polls.

Although Shivpal was pacified by Mulayam, the disgruntled leader renewed efforts to target Akhilesh after the party lost badly to the BJP. As part of an alliance with the Congress, the SP contested