The two factions may come together, says Azam Khan

“Anything is possible. Who would have thought that their expulsion would be revoked,” he told reporters.

A bitter critic of Mulayam’s close aide Amar Singh, Mr. Khan has maintained a neutral profile in public in the ongoing feud.

Not all doors on their unity are closed, he added.

Asked if the fight will adversely impact Muslim voters, he said they would never want the SP government to go and will work to prevent the BJP from coming to power.

“There are upset and worried but there is still time left,” he said.

‘90 per cent members with us’

Meanwhile, Ram Gopal Yadav, who had declared Mr. Akhilesh as the party chief, has told the Election Commission that the faction led by the Chief Minister is the real SP and about 90 per cent of the members are with them.