Samajwadi Party founder Mulayam Singh Yadav’s step-son Prateek Yadav has announced on social media that he is headed for divorce. Prateek, son of Mulayam’s second wife Sadhana Gupta, met Aparna Bisht at Manchester University and the couple tied the knot in 2011. Mulayam is said to have married Sadhana in the late 90s when he was already married to Malti Devi, mother of Akhilesh Yadav. Sources close to Akhilesh said he had no ill feelings towards Prateek, but disapproved of how the Bisht family had “manipulated” Mulayam. “Akhilesh always tried to keep the Bisht family away but Mulayam forced him to appoint Arvind Bisht as information commissioner when Akhilesh was chief minister,” a source said.

Source: The Telegraph January 20, 2026 01:43 UTC