The Camps: Split Wide Open in UP's First Family, Who Stands Where

The growing rift in Mulayam Singh Yadav's family is likely to cost the ruling Samajwadi Party badly in the upcoming 2017 Assembly elections in Uttar Pradesh.

With the recent political developments, there are allegations that Mulayam's brother Shivpal Yadav, who is also the state party chief and friend Amar Singh is behind the political crisis in the state. This forced state Chief Minister Akhilesh Yadav to take stringent measures against anti-party workers including Shivpal.

On Sunday, family feud became bitter and rift widened after Akhilesh sacked Shivpal along with three other cabinet ministers.

Party insiders claimed several anti-Akhilesh camps are behind the present crisis in Mulayam's family.

Shivpal (close to Mulayam) wanted to sideline Akhilesh, while Sadhna Gupta Yadav (second wife of Mulayam) wanted her son Prateek to be a prominent face in the political fraternity ahead of next year elections.

HERE IS THE LIST OF CAMPS AND WHO STANDS WHERE

SADHANA GUPTA CAMP

* Sadhana Gupta is Mulayam's second wife.

* She's opposed to step-son Akhilesh.

* Discreetly leads the coterie that works against him.

* Is ambitious for her son Prateek and daughter-in-law Aparna.

PRATEEK YADAV

* Akhilesh's step brother not yet in politics.

* Body-builder, wrestler (like Mulayam) and animal rights activist.

* Has real estate business and runs a fitness gym.

APARNA YADAV

* Prateek's wife, a social worker and interested in politics.

* Declared party candidate from Cantonment seat in Lucknow for next year's polls.

SHIVPAL YADAV

* Mulayam's younger brother, a Cabinet Minister.

* Now the State party president.

* Was sidelined in Akhilesh's cabinet.

* Said to be nursing chief ministerial ambition.

* Control party organization packing it with loyalists.

SARLA YADAV

* Shivpal's wife backs husband & Sadhana.

* Allegedly fuels Sadhana's plan to replace Akhilesh with Prateek or Aparna.

ADITYA YADAV

* Aditya Yadav is Shivpal's son.

* Takes care of Shivpal's constituency.

* Heads the UP State Cooperative Federation.

AKHILESH YADAV CAMP

* Akhilesh Yadav is the Uttar Pradesh chief minister, born to Mulayam's first wife Malti Devi.

DIMPLE YADAV

* Akhilesh's wife and LS MP from Kannauj.

RAM GOPAL YADAV

* Mulayam Singh Yadav's cousin.

* Party's general secretary and RS MP.

* Firmly with Akhilesh, engaged in turf war with Shivpal.

* Had opposed move to re-induct Amar Singh but eventually Mulayam & Shivpal had their way.

AKSHAY YADAV

* Ram Gopal's son & Firozabad MP.

* He is with father and Akhilesh.

NEUTRAL

MULYAM SINGH YADAV

* Party patriarch is so far neutral and trying to negotiate peace in the family.

DHARMENDRA YADAV

* Son of Mulayam's oldest brother Abhay Ram Yadav & Badaun MP.

* He is said to be neutral but swings with the weather.

* Was seen on Akhilesh's side recently.

TEJ PRATAP YADAV

* Mulayam's grand nephew & Mainpuri MP.

* Grandson of Mulayam's late brother Rattan Singh.

* He is married to Lalu Yadav's daughter.

* Follows uncle Dahrmendra Yadav.