Shivpal Singh Yadav

Shivpal Singh Yadav

Shivpal Singh Yadav (born 6 April 1955) is a politician from Uttar Pradesh, India. He was born in Saifai village, Etawah district and is a younger brother of SP party leader and statesman Mulayam Singh Yadav and uncle of Chief Minister of Uttar Pradesh Akhilesh Yadav. He was a Member of the Uttar Pradesh Legislative Assembly, representing the Jaswantnagar seat in Etawah district, between 2007–12. He is a member of the Samajwadi Party.

Yadav was the leader of Opposition in Uttar Pradesh Assembly since 2007 during the Mayawati regime. On 31 January 2017, Yadav announced he would form a new political party after the upcoming 2017 Assembly election.