Mulayam Singh Yadav (1939–2022) was a prominent Indian politician and the founder of the Samajwadi Party (SP). Known affectionately as Netaji, he was a three-time Chief Minister of Uttar Pradesh and
Aparna Yadav serves as vice chairperson of the Uttar Pradesh State Commission for Women. She holds a master’s degree in International Relations and Politics from the University of Manchester.
He is best known as the founder of the Samajwadi Party, a three-time CM of UP, and as a leader who championed social justice and backward caste representation.
His son Akhilesh Yadav is the current leader of the Samajwadi Party and a former CM of Uttar Pradesh. His brother Shivpal Yadav and nephew Tej Pratap Yadav are also active in politics.