Samajwadi Party freed me, preparing for 2024 polls: Shivpal Yadav

The Pragatisheel Samajwadi Party (Lohia) president, however, did not disclose with which party he will be forging an alliance for the elections. Shivpal Singh Yadav had contested the state Assembly polls earlier this year on the ticket of the Samajwadi Party led by his nephew Akhilesh Yadav.
Shivpal Yadav and Akhilesh Yadav

Shivpal Yadav and Akhilesh Yadav

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Pratapgarh: Socialist leader Shivpal Singh Yadav on Wednesday said since Samajwadi Party chief Akhilesh Yadav has "freed" him, his party has started preparations for the 2024 general election.
The Pragatisheel Samajwadi Party (Lohia) president, however, did not disclose with which party he will be forging an alliance for the elections.
Shivpal Singh Yadav had contested the state Assembly polls earlier this year on the ticket of the Samajwadi Party led by his nephew Akhilesh Yadav.
Both leaders parted ways as difference cropped up between the two.
"Akhilesh has freed me. Now, my party is preparing for the upcoming 2024 parliamentary elections," said Shivpal Singh Yadav, who was here in connection with a function in Sarai Indravat village.
When asked with whom his party will be joining hands for the elections, he said only time will tell.
When asked if his party will enter into an alliance with the BJP, Yadav said, "We had an alliance with Akhilesh Yadav but he could not keep us and freed us. A decision will be taken when the time comes."
On the new government in Bihar, Yadav said, "People will decide in the coming elections whether Nitish Kumar's decision is right or wrong."
Shivpal Singh Yadav had floated the Pragatisheel Samajwadi Party (Lohia) in 2018 following a rift with his nephew and Samajwadi Party president Akhilesh Yadav.
Before the Assembly elections earlier this year, they came together and Shivpal Singh Yadav contested the assembly elections from his traditional Jaswantnagar seat in Etawah on the symbol of the SP and got elected.
But the difference between the two continued and came out in the open during the presidential election after which the Samajwadi Party issued a letter stating that Shivpal Singh Yadav was free to go anywhere.
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