Election Commission to hear Samajwadi Party dispute on Friday

THE ELECTION Commission of India (ECI) will hold its first hearing on the dispute in the Samajwadi Party (SP) on Friday. The poll panel announced the date of hearing on Tuesday, a day after both factions – led by Mulayam Singh Yadav and Akhilesh Yadav – submitted their rebuttal to each other’s claims over control of the party.