Mulayam Singh Yadav

Mulayam Singh Yadav

Mulayam Singh Yadav is an Indian politician from Uttar Pradesh. He served for three non-consecutive terms as the Chief Minister of Uttar Pradesh from 1989 to 1991, 1993 to 1995 and 2003 to 2007 respectively. He is currently the Member of Parliament, representing the constituency of Mainpuri in the Lok Sabha.

About Mulayam Singh Yadav in brief

Summary Mulayam Singh YadavMulayam Singh Yadav is an Indian politician from Uttar Pradesh. He served for three non-consecutive terms as the Chief Minister of Uttar Pradesh from 1989 to 1991, 1993 to 1995 and 2003 to 2007 respectively. He also served as the Minister of Defence, Government of India from 1996 to 1998 in the United Front. He is currently the Member of Parliament, representing the constituency of Mainpuri in the Lok Sabha. Yadav had married twice. His first wife, Malti Devi, suffered complications while giving birth to their first child, Akhilesh Yadav. She was in a vegetative state until May 2003 when she died. He has a stepson named Prateek Yadav who manages the land-holdings of the Yadav family. A film about his life is scheduled for release in October 2020. Actor Amyth Sethi will play the title role in the movie which is directed by Suvendu Raj Ghosh and produced by Meena Sethi Mondal.

He was arrested during Indira Gandhi’s imposition of the Emergency and kept in custody for 19 months. He first became a state minister in 1977. In 1980, he became the president of the Lok Dal in Uttar Pradesh which became a part of the Janata Dal afterwards. In 1982, he was elected leader of the opposition in the Uttar Pradesh Legislative Council and held that post until 1985. In 1992, Yadav founded his own Samajwadi Party. In 1993, he allied with the Bahujan Samaj Party for the elections to Uttar Pradesh assembly due to be held in November 1993. His stand on movement for demanding separate statehood for Uttarakhand was as much controversial as his stand on Ayodhya movement in 1990 was. In 2002, he opted into another alliance in post-election situation with Bharatiya Janata Party.