2. Contradictory to the party's original stand of representing the poor and deprived, Mulayam Singh's party's brand ambassadors were not those leading backward caste or rural struggles but Bollywood personalities - Amitabh and Jaya Bachchan, Jayaprada and Sanjay Dutt. Some of them were accommodated in Parliament and others used for elections and other campaigns.
These celebs were among the many prominent guests at his son, Akhilesh's wedding to Dimple.
Under his leadership the party soared to unimaginable heights. From village chaupals , it moved to five star hotels and from Etawah to Bollywood and the corporate boardrooms of Mumbai and New Delhi.