SP ticket war: Mulayam to hold meeting of all MLAs after Akhilesh's expulsion

After the sudden expulsion of Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Akhilesh Yadav from Samajwadi Party, Mulayam Singh Yadav is expected to hold a meeting of all MLAs on Saturday.

Earlier on Friday, Akhilesh Yadav had cancelled press conference scheduled for 9pm and had instead announced that he will meet his Cabinet at 9am on Saturday.

Attendance at this meeting is likely to decide Akhilesh Yadav's future as the state's chief minister as well as in the political arena in most crucial state.

He had also scheduled a meeting with party workers and his loyalists at 12 noon.

SP supremo Mulayam Singh Yadav expelled his son and chief minister Akhilesh Yadav and general secretary Ramgopal Yadav for six years after they put up candidates against the official nominees and summoned a party meet on Sunday.

The action, dubbed by a defiant Ramgopal, Mulayam's cousin, as "unconstitutional", as the party plunged into an unprecedented crisis raising questions over the fate of the chief minister of Uttar Pradesh.