Mulayam Singh Yadav's departure leaves a void in Indian politics, especially in Uttar Pradesh where his party emerged as the dominant force and pushed two national parties - BJP and Congress - to the margins for 15 years until the saffron party made a comeback in 2017. There was a time when the fight in the state election was only between Mayawati's BSP and Mulayam's SP.
Veteran politician Mulayam Singh Yadav has turned 82 today. The former CM of UP and Defence Minister of India has had quite an illustrious political career