UP CM Akhilesh Yadav Stages Coup, Declared Samajwadi Party Chief At Big Meet in Lucknow

At a meeting of about 5,000 Samajwadi Party leaders and workers at a big public ground in Lucknow, UP Chief Minister Akhilesh Yadav staged a coup on Sunday morning, with his supporters declaring him party chief in place of his father Mulayam Singh. Minutes before, Mulayam Singh had declared the meet “illegal” and warned of “strict action” against anyone who attended.