Lucknow: Akhilesh Yadav, 38, will be the new Chief Minister of Uttar Pradesh. He will also be the youngest ever to hold that position. Mr Yadav's name was proposed by senior Samajwadi Party leader Azam Khan at legislative party meeting now on in Lucknow.
Even as the Samajwadi Party huddled once more to nominate Akhilesh Yadav as the next chief minister of UP, a clash between SP and BSP workers claimed one more life in Hardoi on Saturday taking the toll to 11.
In fresh clash between Samajwadi Party and the Bahujan Samaj Party workers in Hardoi one person died and five were injured on Saturday.
Ten people have died in several cases of violence in various districts of the state since the announcement of assembly poll results on Tuesday.
Most of the cases of violence are fallout of clash between supporters of Samawadi Party (SP) and Bahujan Samaj Party (BSP).
The police have gone into a virtual inertia while waiting for the change of the guard at the chief minister's office and police headquarters.
On Tuesday DGP Atul directed superintendents of police of all districts to take preventive measures to check violence. The officers were also told to make special plan to maintain peace during Holi. However, the DGP's directive had little impact on the officers.
In Jhansi on Tuesday, SP workers broke the barricade and tried to barge into a counting centre. They also beat up media persons and broke their cameras. The Jhansi incident was an indication of things to come.
Violence continued unabated in various districts on Wednesday, Thursday and even Friday. In Reusha area of Sitapur district the house of one Mansukh, a dalit, was set afire by SP men on Thursday.
Though cops said the 'clash' was over lifting of cow dung, Mansukh and his family members said SP supporters had threatened him with dire consequences if did not vote for SP.
Munna, son of transport minister and senior BSP leader Ramachal Rajbhar, shot at and injured Anil Verma, an SP supporter in Basauli village in Ambedkar Nagar district.
In Makdumpur village of Bhadohi district SP men set afire the house of one Gughai on Wednesday. Congress general secretary Rahul Gandhi has visited the dalit village during election campaigning.
Two persons were shot dead in Sisaiya Maganpur village in Bareilly district on Thursday.
In another incident a clash between SP and BSP supporters claimed the life of two persons in Naini area of Allahabad district.
As incidences of violence started pouring in chief secretary Anoop Mishra and DGP Atul were summoned at the SP office. Sources said party national president Mulayam Singh Yadav and state president Akhilesh Yadav told the officers to crack down on goons.
Mishra chaired a meeting of officers to review the law and order situation and directed them to take strict action against goons.
ADG (law and order) Subesh Kumar Singh said, "the SPs and DIGs have been directed to maintain vigil and take action against mischief mongers".
Even as cops geared up to tackle violence one Munna Lal was beaten to death allegedly by SP supporters in Bah area of Agra district.
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