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.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi and President Droupadi Murmu paid their tributes to Samajwadi Party (SP) supremo and veteran leader Mulayam Singh Yadav, who passed away on Monday morning.