Uttar Pradesh: Akhilesh Yadav, the leader of the Samajwadi Party (SP), reportedly announced on Monday, November 1 that he will not run in the upcoming Uttar Pradesh (UP) Assembly elections.

According to the report, Yadav also stated that his party's electoral alliance with the Rashtriya Lok Dal (RLD) was final and that seat-sharing was still being worked out.

Akhilesh, who represents Azamgarh in parliament, will be the face of his party's campaign. Akhilesh told reporters that an electoral alliance between his party and the Rashtriya Lok Dal (RLD) had been finalised. "Our partnership with Rashtriya Lok Dal is complete. Seat sharing is still being worked out "Added he. He claimed that the people had resolved to restore the Samajwadi Party to power in the state. He said that his uncle Shivpal Yadav's Pragatisheel Samajwadi Party Lohia (PSPL) has joined the SP in an alliance "This is not a problem for me. He and his men will be treated with respect." He said.

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