Lucknow:The Samajwadi Party-Rashtriya Lok Dal alliance is all set to welcome a new member into their fold -- the Bhim Army led by Chandra Shekhar Aazad.Though a formal tie-up with the Bhim Army has not yet been announced, Chandra Shekhar has been campaigning in Khatauli and Rampur for the SP-RLD candidates.
His presence in the campaign is likely to woo Dalit voters to the SP-RLD fold since the BSP is not contesting the bypolls. According to sources, it is RLD chief Jayant Chaudhary who has brought Akhilesh Yadav and Chandra Shekhar together and helped the two leaders iron out their differences.
It may be recalled that on the eve of the Uttar Pradesh Assembly elections earlier this year, the proposed alliance between the SP and Bhim Army had snapped due to 'misunderstandings' between Akhilesh and Chandra Shekhar. Chandrashekhar, who has been featured by Time magazine in its annual list of '100 emerging leaders who are shaping the future', was in Rampur on Wednesday and met SP veteran Azam Khan to extend his support to the party SP candidate in the fray for the Assembly bypoll.