Akhilesh wins first round in Yadav Pari'WAR', Shivpal quits as minister and SP chief in UP

Mulayam Singh Yadav on Thursday conducted an emergency meeting between his son and Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Akhilesh Yadav and his brother Shivpal Yadav to douse the ongoing family feud. Following the meeting Shivpal Yadav resigned form all posts in the UP government and Samajwadi Party's Uttar Pradesh chief.

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Akhilesh wins first round in Yadav Pari'WAR', Shivpal quits as minister and SP chief in UP

Shivpal Yadav, SP party chief fro Uttar Pradesh (File photo, Getty Images)

Mulayam Singh Yadav on Thursday conducted an emergency meeting between his son and Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Akhilesh Yadav and his brother Shivpal Yadav to douse the ongoing family feud. Following the meeting Shivpal Yadav resigned form all posts in the UP government and Samajwadi Party's Uttar Pradesh chief. 

Shivpal Yadav's son Aditya has also resigns as the PCF chairman and his wife Mrs. Sarla Yadav has also quit. He will also vacate the government bunglow soon. 

Here are the live updates: 

#UP CM Akhilesh Yadav rejects Shivpal Yadav's resignation

#SP parliamentary board meeting will resolve the issues; Akhileshji & Shivpalji will start working together: R Mehrotra

#SP leader Ravidas Mehrotra assures that everything will be alright by morning 

#Akhilesh has not yet accepted Shivpal's resignation: Sources

#Shivpal plans to vacate govt bunglow also

#Shivpal Yadav's son Aditya also resigns as the Uttar Pradesh Cooperative Federation (PCF) chairman

#His wife Mrs. Sarla Yadav quits (Not clear from where)

#Shivpal reisgns from state party chief post

#Shivpal resigns from UP government cabinet 

#Shivpal Yadav meets Akhilesh and Mulayam in Lucknow 

Earlier in the day, Mulayam summoned Shivpal, who is at loggerheads with Akhilesh, and held closed door meeting with him to defuse the situation.

Shivpal later met Akhilesh at his official residence, sources said, adding the meeting came at the behest of Mulayam. Immediately thereafter, the SP chief met Akhilesh, the sources said.

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“Once he (Mulayam) reaches here, all will be well. His word is final,” SP national general secretary and Mulayam’s another brother Ramgopal Yadav said earlier.

Earlier in the day, Ramgopal had met the Chief Minister and claimed that “Akhilesh is not angry with anyone and the decision of netaji (Mulayam) is final in the party.”

The same was said by Shivpal at his press conference.

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