Mulayam Singh Yadav was forced to revoke expulsion of Akhilesh Yadav

Samjawadi Party chief Mulayam Singh Yadav on Saturday decided to revoke the expulsion of Akhilesh Yadav and his uncle Ramgopal after a massive show of strength by the Uttar Pradesh chief minister.

A day after he was expelled from the party , Akhilesh on Saturday morning convened a meeting of SP legislators where over 200 of the 229 party MLAs turned up expressing their loyalty to the chief minister.

Some SP MLCs and senior party functionaries loyal to Akhilesh also attended the meeting at the chief minister’s official residence at 5-Kalidas Marg.

Outside the chief minister’s residence, high drama was witnessed with youth supporters of Akhilesh assembling in large numbers to vent their fury over his expulsion and that of his uncle Ramgopal Yadav.

Akhilesh supporters tried to break the cordon outside the CM’s residence and clashed with police.

Akhilesh loyalists also exchanged blows with supporters of SP state unit chief Shivpal Yadav outside party headquarters in the high security VIP zone where heavy police deployment made the entire place look like a battle zone.