Akhilesh Yadav sacks Sharda Pratap Shukla from Cabinet
Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Akhilesh Yadav on Thursday sacked state minister Sharda Pratap Shukla from his Council of Ministers. Governor Ram Naik has accepted the chief minister's recommendation for his removal, officials said. Notably, the sitting SP MLA is contesting the upcoming Assembly election in the state as a Rashtriya Lok Dal (RLD) candidate.