Samajwadi Party chief Akhilesh Yadav on Thursday ended all speculations and announced an alliance with his estranged uncle Shivpal Yadav.
The announcement came after a meet between the SP chief and Shivpal at the latter's residence in the afternoon.
After the meeting, Akhilesh Yadav tweeted to confirm the alliance and said SP's policy to take along regional parties is strengthening the party and all its allies.
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Shivpal Yadav had formed a party of his own called Pragatisheel Samajwadi Party (Lohia) in 2018 after a very bitter family feud over leadership of Samajwadi Party.