There is a shift in functioning of Mulayam Singh Yadav since last 15 years when he was totally dependent on Amar Singh. So much so Amar Singh was the visible face of Samajwadi Party which damaged the credibility of party in 2007 assembly polls.

The major decision of Mulayam Singh Yadav was to send his son Akhilesh Yadav on Samajwadi Kranti Rath Yatra to campaign in almost 402 assembly constituencies before the polls.

Akhilesh Yadav in his Samajwadi Kranti Rath is getting big response from public in the area he covered so far.

The mood of the people who attended the meetings of Akhilesh Yadav was very upbeat and responsive.

The bicycle yatra of Akhilesh along with the Samajwadi Kranti Yatra has also proved a big hit with masses.

The bicycle yatra of Akhilesh Yadav has also boosted the morale of party workers who not only joined their leader but prompted other candidates and workers to take such yatra in their areas.

Since Akhilesh Yadav is busy in campaigning in the entire state of Uttar Pradesh, Mulayam Singh Yadav is able to sit in Lucknow and evolve strategy to galvanize party leaders and workers for election campaign.

These days Mulayam Singh Yadav is sitting at party headquarters in Lucknow and meeting senior leaders of party and listening to problems of ordinary workers who appear to be satisfied after meeting ‘Netaji’ as Mulayam is called by the party leaders and public.

During last 10 years, the biggest problem with Samajwadi Party leaders and workers was the inaccessibility of Mulayam Singh Yadav.

Ever since Mulayam Singh Yadav decided to sit in party headquarters it is virtually mela as a large number of party and the members of public visit the office.

Unlike past when Mulayam Singh Yadav was taking advice from Amar Singh, he is now banking on the group of leaders including Mohan Singh, Bhagwati Singh, Ram Gopal Yadav and Azam Khan.

Samajwadi Party will get the benefit of having announced party tickets much earlier than its rivals. At a time when the other parties are involved in deciding the names of the candidates, SP is already in campaign trail announcing the names of large number of candidates

Mulayam Singh Yadav is also utilizing time in Lucknow to meet members from different sections of society.

People were surprised to see Mulayam Singh Yadav frequently visiting Gandhi Ashram showroom in Hazratganj market in Lucknow to purchase his own dhoti and kurta of khadi.

At a time when chief minister Mayawati has made herself in accessible even to her party workers, Mulayam’s move to meet and interact with party leaders, workers and public is being welcomed by the common people and SP supporters. (IPA Service)