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On party’s poll prospects, Akhilesh said, "Samajwadis On party’s poll prospects, Akhilesh said, "Samajwadisare at number one. They surveys are pointing to it. When weonly promised to work in 2012, we got tremendous support andnow we have fullfilled all the promises. We will formgovernment again." Earlier, hundreds of Akhilesh supporters gatheredoutside party office and later at party supremo Mulayam SinghYadav’s residence. Suporters of Shivpal also gathred outside hisresidence. On intervention of Mulayam, Akhilesh directed youthworkers to meet him at his residence and he himself reacheduncle Shivpal’s residence to "congratulate him". Mulayam also reached the party office and addressed theyouth workers, even chiding them for their protest while hepraised his brother Shivpal. The Chief Minister had stripped Shivpal of keyministerial portfolios on September 13, hours after he wasreplaced with Shivpal as the party’s state unit chief byMulayam. In a dramatic development, Shivpal resigned from allparty and Cabinet posts on Thursday night, deepening thestrife in the party. PTI ABNRT