Bhim Army inches closer to SP-RLD alliance By IANS| Posted by Sameer | Updated: 1st March 2021 8:42 am IST Photo: Twitter@BhimArmyChief Lucknow: The ongoing farmers’ agitation and the changing political scenario in western Uttar Pradesh are now throwing up new political combinations, ahead of the 2022 Assembly election. The Samajwadi Party and the Rashtriya Lok Dal alliance in the region is likely to be joined by the emerging Bhim Army’s political wing – Azad Samaj Party. According to highly placed sources, channels of communication have been opened between Samajwadi Party chief Akhilesh Yadav and Bhim Army chief Chandra Shekhar. “The two leaders have spoken to each other thrice and if all goes well, west UP may see a SP-RLD-Bhim Army combine in the 2022 Assembly elections,” said a source.