SP dissolves its executive bodies after bypoll setback

After a recent setback in the Lok Sabha by-polls, where its candidate lost in constituencies considered to be strongholds, on Sunday the Samajwadi Party dissolved the executive bodies at the national, state and district levels including the youth and women's wing, effective immediate.

"The national president of Samajwadi Party, Akhilesh Yadav, except for the state president of the party, with immediate effect dissolved the party's national, state and district executive bodies. National presidents, state presidents, district presidents of all the party's organisations, including youth and women's wings, have also been dissolved," the party wrote on its Twitter handle.

Naresh Uttam, the party's Uttar Pradesh president will continue to remain in his position, the party said.

"The party is gearing up for the 2024 Lok Sabha elections and the focus is to strengthen the organisation to take on the BJP with full force," a senior party leader said as quoted by PTI.