Akhilesh Yadav elected as National President of Samajwadi Party

Agra: Akhilesh Yadav elected as National President of Samajwadi Party for a five-year term in Agra.

This was announced by senior SP leader Ram Gopal Yadav at the SP national convention here.

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The party's constitution was amended to extend the tenure of the party chief to five years from the existing three years.

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Now that 44-year-old Akhilesh will remain at the helm for five years, the 2019 Lok Sabha and state Assembly elections in 2022 will be held under his presidentship.

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