<p>In what can be termed as a "grand show of unity", the entire Yadav clan is campaigning for the Samajwadi Party (SP) candidate from the Malhani assembly seat in Jaunpur.</p>.<p>The SP candidate is Lucky Yadav, son of the party's founding member late Paras Nath Yadav.</p>.<p>Shivpal Yadav has addressed two public meetings in Malhani seeking votes for Lucky and Mulayam Singh Yadav has also made an appeal for the candidate.</p>.<p>Akhilesh Yadav also campaigned for Lucky on Friday.</p>.<p><strong>Also Read | <a href="https://www.deccanherald.com/election/road-show-in-varanasi-no-show-in-pisochyn-sibal-1088186.html">Road show in Varanasi, no show in Pisochyn: Sibal </a></strong></p>.<p>This is the second time that the three leaders are campaigning together for a candidate. Earlier, they jointly held a public meeting and a rally in Karhal for Akhilesh Yadav who is contesting the Assembly elections for the first time.</p>.<p>Mulayam Singh Yadav, so far, has campaigned for only Akhilesh in Karhal.</p>.<p>Paras Nath Yadav, a seven-time MLA, two-term MP and two-term minister, was one of the few SP stalwarts who remained with Mulayam Singh Yadav during the battle of supremacy within the Yadav clan in the run-up to the 2017 Assembly polls.</p>.<p><strong>Also Read | <a href="https://www.deccanherald.com/election/uttar-pradesh/politicians-throng-varanasi-for-final-battle-in-uttar-pradesh-1088070.html">Politicians throng Varanasi for final battle in Uttar Pradesh </a></strong></p>.<p>A seasoned politician and a known Mulayam loyalist, Paras Nath was also close to Shivpal.</p>.<p>Party sources said that after the demise of Paras Nath in June 2020, Mulayam reached out to his children and assured them all of the help.</p>.<p>In 2020 by-poll, necessitated by Paras Nath's death, Lucky Yadav won the seat by a narrow margin of a little over 4,000 votes against his nearest rival, Dhananjay Singh.</p>.<p>This time, Lucky is again being challenged by Dhananjay Singh who has been fielded by Janata Dal-United (JD-U), a BJP ally in Bihar.</p>.<p><strong>Also Read | <a href="https://www.deccanherald.com/election/uttar-pradesh/up-polls-allies-role-crucial-in-poll-battle-in-varanasi-1087891.html" target="_blank">UP Polls: Allies role crucial in poll battle in Varanasi</a></strong></p>.<p>the BJP has fielded former MP K.P. Singh, while Shailendra Yadav is in the fray as a BSP candidate.</p>.<p>The SP is unwilling to take any chances and will make sure that it retains the seat.</p>.<p>SP sources have claimed that Dhananjay was a dummy candidate for the BJP and his ticket was routed through JD-U to avoid any controversy over his "gangster" label since a number of criminal cases are pending against him.</p>.<p>Dhananjay, however, claims that he would get at least 50 per cent of the total votes polled in his constituency.</p>.<p>Jaunpur goes to the polls on March 7 in the final phase of the elections.</p>.<p><strong>Watch the latest DH Videos here:</strong></p>
<p>In what can be termed as a "grand show of unity", the entire Yadav clan is campaigning for the Samajwadi Party (SP) candidate from the Malhani assembly seat in Jaunpur.</p>.<p>The SP candidate is Lucky Yadav, son of the party's founding member late Paras Nath Yadav.</p>.<p>Shivpal Yadav has addressed two public meetings in Malhani seeking votes for Lucky and Mulayam Singh Yadav has also made an appeal for the candidate.</p>.<p>Akhilesh Yadav also campaigned for Lucky on Friday.</p>.<p><strong>Also Read | <a href="https://www.deccanherald.com/election/road-show-in-varanasi-no-show-in-pisochyn-sibal-1088186.html">Road show in Varanasi, no show in Pisochyn: Sibal </a></strong></p>.<p>This is the second time that the three leaders are campaigning together for a candidate. Earlier, they jointly held a public meeting and a rally in Karhal for Akhilesh Yadav who is contesting the Assembly elections for the first time.</p>.<p>Mulayam Singh Yadav, so far, has campaigned for only Akhilesh in Karhal.</p>.<p>Paras Nath Yadav, a seven-time MLA, two-term MP and two-term minister, was one of the few SP stalwarts who remained with Mulayam Singh Yadav during the battle of supremacy within the Yadav clan in the run-up to the 2017 Assembly polls.</p>.<p><strong>Also Read | <a href="https://www.deccanherald.com/election/uttar-pradesh/politicians-throng-varanasi-for-final-battle-in-uttar-pradesh-1088070.html">Politicians throng Varanasi for final battle in Uttar Pradesh </a></strong></p>.<p>A seasoned politician and a known Mulayam loyalist, Paras Nath was also close to Shivpal.</p>.<p>Party sources said that after the demise of Paras Nath in June 2020, Mulayam reached out to his children and assured them all of the help.</p>.<p>In 2020 by-poll, necessitated by Paras Nath's death, Lucky Yadav won the seat by a narrow margin of a little over 4,000 votes against his nearest rival, Dhananjay Singh.</p>.<p>This time, Lucky is again being challenged by Dhananjay Singh who has been fielded by Janata Dal-United (JD-U), a BJP ally in Bihar.</p>.<p><strong>Also Read | <a href="https://www.deccanherald.com/election/uttar-pradesh/up-polls-allies-role-crucial-in-poll-battle-in-varanasi-1087891.html" target="_blank">UP Polls: Allies role crucial in poll battle in Varanasi</a></strong></p>.<p>the BJP has fielded former MP K.P. Singh, while Shailendra Yadav is in the fray as a BSP candidate.</p>.<p>The SP is unwilling to take any chances and will make sure that it retains the seat.</p>.<p>SP sources have claimed that Dhananjay was a dummy candidate for the BJP and his ticket was routed through JD-U to avoid any controversy over his "gangster" label since a number of criminal cases are pending against him.</p>.<p>Dhananjay, however, claims that he would get at least 50 per cent of the total votes polled in his constituency.</p>.<p>Jaunpur goes to the polls on March 7 in the final phase of the elections.</p>.<p><strong>Watch the latest DH Videos here:</strong></p>