HOW THE BATTLE UNFOLDED

June 2: Akhilesh sacks cabinet minister and senior Yadav leader Balram Yadav for his role in merger with Quami Ekta Dal June 25: SP cancels merger. Shivpal sulks after decision Aug 14: Shivpal threatens to resign after he complains of involvement of SP leaders in land grabbing incidents Aug 15: Mulayam says if Shivpal resigns, SP would split Aug 17: Shivpal skips cabinet meet

Aug 19: SP puts up show of unity as Shivpal calls Akhilesh, denies differences

Sept 12: Akhilesh sacks two tainted ministers

Sept 13: Akhilesh sacks UP chief secy, considered close to Shivpal

Sept 13: Mulayam removes Akhilesh as state president, names Shivpal to post. Akhilesh retaliates by stripping his uncle of all key ministries

Sept 14: Shivpal is summoned to Delhi by Mulayam, who tries to chalk out a solution to the present crisis

Sept 15: Shivpal resigns from post of state president and cabinet

Sept 16: Mulayam rejects Shivpal’s resignation

Sept 20: Shivpal expels seven Akhilesh supporters

Sept 26: Akhilesh reinducted Gayatri Prajapati into his cabinet.

Oct 22: SP expels Akhilesh supporter Udaiveer Singh

Oct 23: Akhilesh sacks Shivpal, 3 others.