Akhilesh-Shivpal set to part ways again? PSPL chief says 'big announement soon'

Amid reports about the widening rift between the two, Shivpal on Thursday said that he will make a decision regarding his political future at the appropriate time.

Lucknow: Pragatisheel Samajwadi Party - Lohia (PSPL) president Shivpal Singh Yadav’s meeting with Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath has triggered intense speculations that all is not well between him and his nephew Akhilesh Yadav.

Speculations are rife that the PSPL chief is all set to break his alliance with the Samajwadi Party led by Akhilesh Yadav. Amid reports about the growing differences between the two, Shivpal on Thursday said that he ''will take a decision regarding his political future at the appropriate time.''

Shivpal, the younger brother of SP patron Mulayam Singh Yadav, told reporters that he would take a decision, keeping in mind the welfare of his party.

The PSPL chief has been reportedly sulking ever since he was not invited to a Samajwadi Party (SP) meeting last week. Though he was invited to the meeting with other SP allies, Shivpal skipped the event.

Shivpal had also met his elder brother and Samajwadi patriarch Mulayam Singh Yadav in Delhi and is believed to have discussed the political scenario with him.