Pragatisheel Samajwadi Party (Lohia) chief Shivpal Singh Yadav said that he was ready to seek re-election from Jaswantnagar Assembly constituency in Uttar Pradesh if he was disqualified from the membership of House. 
Last week, Samajwadi Party filed a petition before the Assembly Speaker seeking disqualification of Shivpal Yadav from the membership of the House under anti-defection law.
“I had resigned from Samajwadi Party when I floated the PSPL. I am not worried about disqualification as I will seek re-election from Jaswantnagar seat and the SP can field anyone they want to,” Shivpal said.
Speaking to the media in Etawah on Wednesday, Shivpal said that if he had to seek re-election in a bypoll, his brother and SP patron Mulayam Singh Yadav would campaign for him.
“I campaigned for Netaji despite my differences with the SP and he should also reciprocate,” he said.
Shivpal had floated Pragatisheel Samajwadi Party (Lohia) last year after alleging that he was not getting ‘due respect’ in the Samajwadi Party. His bete noire, nephew and SP chief Akhilesh Yadav now wants Shivpal to be disqualified as he was elected from Jaswantnagar on SP ticket.
Shivpal is known for his strong hold at the grassroots-level and he even fielded candidates on all seats in UP, barring Mainpuri, in Lok Sabha elections in April-May this year.
While Shivpal, who contested from Firozabad, could not win himself, the division of votes led to the defeat of his nephew, Akshay Yadav, who contested on SP ticket.