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Keen to play a larger role in national politics,Samajwadi Party president Mulayam Singh Yadav has decided to retain the Mainpuri Lok Sabha seat and resign from the Bharthana Assembly segment.
His younger brother Shivpal Singh Yadav,who is the MLA of Jaswant Nagar Assembly constituency in Etawah district,is now set to replace him as the Leader of Opposition.
Former Speaker of the UP Assembly and former minister Waqar Ahmed Shah,the MLA from Bhariach,will be the new deputy leader of the SP in the Assembly. Shah will replace Azam Khan,who was expelled from the party on Sunday for six years for indulging in anti-party activities.
These decisions were taken at a meeting of the SP legislatures held on Monday.
Ambika Chowdhary,chief whip of the SP in the Assembly,moved the proposal for electing Shivpal Singh Yadav as the leader of the party in the Assembly and also the Leader of Opposition. The proposal was adopted by the House unanimously.
Later,in his brief address to party legislators,Mulayam Singh Yadav expressed his satisfaction over the performance of the party in the Lok Sabha polls. He also lauded the formation of the Congress-led secular government at the Centre. Announcing that he would soon launch a decisive struggle for dislodging the corrupt BSP government in UP ,the SP chief said the support base of the party among the masses remained intact and that the party MLAs,leaders and the cadres should remain in touch with the electorate.
Meanwhile,the SP on Monday also dissolved the city and district units in 25 districts where the party candidates had fared badly in the Lok Sabha elections.
