UP election 2017, Lucknow: Amid excessive drama in the ruling Samajwadi party on Thursday, Uttar Pradesh chief Minister Akhilesh Yadav issued a his own list of candidates for the assembly polls whereas his father and SP leader Mulayam Singh Yadav who had launched another set of names, thus reading s high speculation between the father and son and also a virtual split in the Samajwadi Party (SP).

The Uttar Pradesh assembly has 404 seats, Akhilesh on Thursday launched his list of 235 applicants and making it clear to his opponents that he might not permit himself to be cowed down. However 83 candidates were dropped from this list.

It is also assumed that the list of names which were dropped by father Mulayam Singh Yadav  aremainly those who are close to Akhilesh. Akhilesh have expressed his displeasure after the SP supremo released the primary listing of applicants on Wednesday without consulting him.

although it turned into no longer without delay clean what transpired inside the assembly, however the Yadavs were expected to speak about the tension springing up from the candidature list.

Akhilesh's move signalled that he is prepared to face the elections without the assistance of his home and fathers support even.

After the assembly, Akhilesh requested his aides to prepare for the elections, indicating that their assembly may have been inconclusive and differences persist.

On Wednesday, Mulayam had announced 325 candidates for the UP elections at the same time as the names of 78 others have been withheld.

Akhilesh was no longer present at the press conference in Bundelkhand wherein it turned into introduced, however his bete noire Shivpal Yadav become present.

The leader minister became mainly sad after 53 sitting legislators, taken into consideration his loyalists, have been no longer given tickets, and additionally over the fact that he was now not consulted earlier than saying the list.

Akhilesh had additionally expressed his reservation over the inclusion of a few names in the listing by way of his father consisting of Gayatri Prajapati and Rampal Yadav.

Akhilesh has covered Pawan Pandey, Indal Rawat, Arvind Singh Gope, Atul Pradhan, Brij Lal Sonkar, Ram Govind Chaudhary in his listing, at the same time as the ones in Mulayam's listing like Ateeq Ahmad, Rampal Yadav, and Amanmani Tripathi locate no point out in it.

The ruling SP has 224 seats in the 408-member meeting.

Samajwadi Party leader Ram Gopal Yadav alleged that there are forces within the party who do not want Akhilesh to become chief minister of Uttar Pradesh, for the second time. Earlier, in the day, Akhilesh Yadav had spoken to Mulayam Singh and expressed displeasure over the names announced for polls.