Bihar CM Nitish Kumar not to attend SP's Sthapana Diwas celebration in Lucknow

New Delhi: The Bihar Chief Minister will not attend Samajwadi Party's Sthapana Diwas celebration to be held in Lucknow, said reports on Wednesday. He will not attend Sthapana Diwas (Foundation Day) celebration of Samajwadi Party to be held in Lucknow on 5th November. As per the reports, Nitish is upset as Mulayam Singh has Yadav not invited him personally for the function. Interesting, RJD President Lalu Prasad, who has alliance with Bihar CM Nitish Kumar, has confirmed participation in the Samajwadi Party foundation day function. Is Congress, SP heading for alliance? Mulayam meets Congress' poll strategist Prashant Kishor In the middle of the family feud in Yadav family, political permutation-combination have also started in the poll-bound state of Uttar Pradesh. On Tuesday, Samajwadi Party chief Mulayam Singh Yadav met Congress' poll strategist Prashant Kishor. The meeting heated the market of rumours that Samajwadi Party may fight state election with the Congress party on its side. Amid tensions with the Chief Minister and son Akhilesh Yadav, Netaji is planning to win the upcoming state election. His close aide Amar Singh (whom Akhilesh doesn't like) is also helping the party chief in his effort. MUST READ: UP election EXCLUSIVE: We want Rama temple to be built as soon as possible, says Keshav Prasad Maurya As per the information, in UP, Prashant Kishor had met Mulayam Singh Yadav. The meeting went for two hours. Uttar Pradesh Legislative Assembly elections are due in 2017 and these meetings between the SP and the Congress are hinting at the alliance. Earlier, Prashant Kishor had also met state president of Samajwadi Party Shivpal Yadav. Who is Prashant Kishor Prashant Kishor is the same person who is believed to be behind the Lalu-Nitish alliance win in the Bihar state election. Reportedly, after Bihar, the same formula may be applied to keep the Bharatiya Janta Party out of power in the Uttar Pradesh. Last week, Shivpal Yadav had met JD(U)'s senior leader Sharad Yadav. After that, Sharad Yadav met Congress president Sonia Gandhi. In addition to this, RLD president Ajit Singh also met Shivpal Yadav. Why need for alliance It is believed that after the family fight, SP may have become weak in the state. Congress is already vulnerable. Under such circumstances, both may form an alliance to prevent Muslim votes from getting divided.