Akhilesh Yadav is the real Samajwadi Party: Ram Gopal Yadav
Submitting affidavits of support from over 200 MLAs and MLCs to the Election Commission in a show of strength, senior Samajwadi Party leader Ram Gopal Yadav claimed that Akhilesh Yadav is the "real" Samajwadi Party. The Akhilesh-led faction of SP staked its claim over the party's 'cycle' symbol by submitting the signed affidavits to the EC.