Shivpal yadav joins samajwadi party

Reunion: Shivpal merges his party into SP as Dimple wins Mainpuri

Putting an end to months of twists and turns, the powerful Yadav family of Uttar Pradesh announced a reunion on Thursday, with Shivpal Singh Yadav merging his Pragatisheel Samajwadi Party (Lohia) into the Samajwadi Party led by his nephew Akhilesh Yadav.