Lucknow: Relations between Samajwadi Party Chief Akhilesh Yadav and his uncle, Pragatisheel Samajwadi Party (Lohia) chief, Shivpal Yadav, are not normal. The political pundits are of view that Shivpal is set to join BJP, anytime. The sources are also claiming that, BJP may play a card of deputy speaker again for Shivpal. Last time it was played for Nitin Agrawal. He was also an MLA of Samajwadi Party then.
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It’s the tradition of the house that the speaker is from the ruling party whereas the deputy of him from the opposition. Last time when BJP decided to elect Nitin Agrawal as the deputy speaker then it gave the reason that, The post is of opposition. It failed to chose among them so we choose one of them only. Though it was clear as the daylight that Nitin was in faith of BJP right from the time, his father joined BJP and became the member of Rajyasabha from BJP aftet resigning as an SP member. So, people are of the view that BJP will field Shivpal for him, within SP.
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Both are playing mind games
Shivpal Yadav had floated his own party in 2019 after a rift with his nephew, Akhilesh Yadav. Ahead of the UP polls, Shivpal contested from the Jaswantnagar seat on SP ticket. Legally Shivpal can’t join BJP because, his membership would be challenged. Sources say that, it was the trick of Akhilesh, that he never objected to give him SP’s symbol. On the other hand, Shivpal knows that even if Akhilesh challanges his membership, then also the matter would be decided by the speaker. There are many instances that speaker didn’t terminated the membership. The case of MLC Dinesh Pratap Singh is the recent example. Dinesh was Congress MLC. He joined BJP and contested 2019 Loksabha election on the symbol of BJP. Congress challanged his membership but it was not decided by the chairman. Dinesh completed his regime.
