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
UP Lok Sabha elections 2024: In 1991, the Etawah Lok Sabha constituency bore witness to a profound camaraderie between veteran Dalit leader Kanshi Ram and former Uttar Pradesh CM Mulayam Singh Yadav, who was then heading Samajwadi Janata Party.
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.