"Decision on alliance (with Congress) will be taken in a day or two," he said, buoyed by the Election Commission's order recognising him as the President of Samajwadi Party and allowing him to retain the 'bicycle' symbol.
Hailing as "just", the Election Commission verdict recognising the Akhilesh Yadav faction as Samajwadi Party and allotting it the reserved symbol 'bicyle', Ramgopal Yadav said he was "hopeful" the party will forge an alliance with Congress for the high-stakes Uttar Pradesh elections.
Samajwadi Party leader Mulayam Singh Yadav today demanded derecognition of Ramgopal Yadav as leader of the party group in Rajya Sabha following his expulsion from the party.
Both Ramgopal and Akhilesh have been asked by Mulayam to send a showcause notice as to why they released a separate list of candidates against the party's official list ahead of Uttar Pradesh Assembly polls and why action should not be taken against them.
A bench headed by Chief Justice P Sathasivam granted bail after noting that several other similarly placed convicts have already been granted bail in the case.
After her 72-hour deadline and an over three-hour long meeting in Kolkata with Trinamool Congress MPs and leaders, West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Tuesday finally walked out of the Congress-led United Progressive Alliance Government.