Akhilesh Yadav re-elected SP national chief for 5 years

Agra Oct 5: Akhilesh Yadav on Thursday unanimously re-elected as the Samajwadi Party's national president for a five-year term.His
re-election was announced by senior SP leader Ram Gopal Yadav at the SP national convention here.The party's constitution was amended to extend the tenure of the party chief to five years from the existing three years.

Mulayam, Shivpal absent at the meeting

Both Mr. Mulayam Singh Yadav and Mr. Shivpal were absent at the SP event just as they had stayed away from the state executive meeting of the party in Lucknow on September 23.

Former Cheif Minister of UP has said that "there were no issues in the party ".The SP had witnessed a bitter feud between Mr. Akhilesh and Mr. Shivpal and this infighting adversely affected the party during the UP Assembly polls earlier this year.

Recently Malayalam Singh has also announced that party is intact and there is no breakup.