In Delhi as Akhilesh Yadav loyalists Ram Gopal Yadav and Naresh Agrawal arrive at the Election Commission office to stake claim to the party symbol -- cycle, Mulayam Singh addressing the press clarified that there was no problem between him and his son (Akhilesh Yadav). He said only one person was causing the rift in the party. "Akhilesh is my son. There are a few differences within the party which we will solve soon. The Election Commission will decide on our symbol," Mulayam Singh said.


Earlier today, Mulayam accompanied by brother Shivpal Yadav and close aide Amar Singh, met the Election Commission in Delhi to stake claim to the cycle.


On Saturday, Akhilesh's uncle and chief aide Ram Gopal Yadav carried to the Election Commission six boxes of documents to prove that the UP chief minister now heads the state's ruling party, having been named party president in place of his father at a meeting attended by most Samajwadi Party MLAs, other leaders and about 5,000 workers on January 1.