Lucknow, Oct. 24 -- Samajwadi Party president Akhilesh Yadav has ruled out the possibility of alliance with Congress, Bahujan Samaj Party or any other group for the 2022 Uttar Pradesh assembly elections.

He also contradicted speculations about a possible patch-up with his warring uncle Shivpal Singh Yadav.

The SP chief also denied that his party planned to withdraw the application filed to the UP assembly Speaker seeking disqualification of Shivpal Yadav from the membership of the House under the anti-defection law.

"Samajwadi Party is all geared up and has emerged as the only hope of the people, who are realising their mistake of electing the Bharatiya Janata Party. We talk of development and our cadre will move ahead with this agenda,"...