The Election Commission had summoned both the groups, one led by party founder Mulayam Singh Yadav and the other by Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Akhilesh Yadav.

It is D-Day for Samajwadi Party as Election Commission will be taking the final call on Friday over if Mulayam Singh Yadav or Akhilesh Yadav led faction will take control of the party and its election symbol of "cycle".

Samajwadi Party's symbol 'cycle' may get frozen ahead of Uttar Pradesh Assembly Polls if Election Commission delays beyond January 17 in deciding which fraction of the party commands majority in the organisation.

Opposition parties on Thursday approached the Election Commission (EC) seeking that the Union Budget's presentation be deferred during the poll process for five states.

Assembly elections in Uttar Pradesh, Uttarakhand, Goa, Punjab and Manipur will be held between February 4 and March 8, Chief Election Commissioner Nasim Zaidi announced on Wednesday.

After facing power tussle for past few days, the two fraction of Samajwadi Party have now decided to approach the Election Commission of India on Monday to stake claim on the party symbol 'cycle'.

‘Cycle’, the Samajwadi Party symbol, faces the threat of being frozen before the Uttar Pradesh Assembly polls if rival factions stake claim to it in the coming days.

The prime-facia had said that he will bar their entry in the state after coming in power