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| Samajwadi Party leader Akhilesh Yadav after Assembly election results in Lucknow on Tuesday. The party is all set to form the next government under the leadership of Mulayam Singh Yadav in Uttar Pradesh. HT Photo Soumitra Ghosh |
Hindustan Times, By Sunita Aron, Lucknow: The ‘son’ rose later than usual in Uttar Pradesh on Tuesday — around 10 in the morning when it became clear that the Samajwadi Party would emerge as the single largest party. Crackers, drums, dancers and the usual gulaal appeared like magic to celebrate the party’s biggest victory so far with Inside his residence, SP supremo Mulayam Singh Yadav — surrounded by his family members and
senior party leaders — was glued to the television set. Even after getting absolute majority, Yadav didn't rush to the Raj Bhawan to stake claim to form government. He was busy discussing the growing clamour for the coronation of his son, Akhilesh Singh Yadav. His cousin and Rajya Sabha member Ram Gopal Yadav joined the chorus as he and others credited Akhilesh with the party's spectacular turnaround. The decision on who 
would wear the crown would be made by the SP parliamentary board at 11am on Wednesday. Around noon, Yadav came out with Akhilesh and cousin Shivpal to greet the workers and went to the party office a few yards away. But formalities done, he quickly resumed his marathon meeting with senior party leaders. With Tuesday's poll results, the era of coalition politics
gets virtually over in Uttar Pradesh — at least in public perception at the moment. In a reverse replay of the 2007 polls, the SP recorded its best performance since inception in the early 1990s. Besides, this is the largest mandate that any party has received in the state since 1985.When party workers were celebrating both Holi and Diwali at the party headquarters, a beaming Mulayam said,"We will fulfil all that we had promised to the people of the state in our manifesto." Akhilesh also said the party was committed to implementing the manifesto. Click Here To Read Full Story At Hindustan Times
