Burying the past differences with Samajwadi Party, Ajit Singh-led Rashtriya Lok Dal has decided to campaign for Mulayam Singh Yadav’s daughter-in-law Dimple who is contesting by-election from Firozabad seat.

“RLD MP and incharge of youth wing Jayant Chaudhary will address a rally in support of SP candidate Dimple in Tundla on 4th November,” SP spokesman Rajendra Chaudhary told.

After 2007 assembly election, this will be the first time when SP and RLD leaders will share the dias.

RLD, which was a partner in Mulayam Singh Yadav’s government, broke away with the SP before 2007 assembly elections.

In last Lok Sabha elections, RLD forged an alliance with BJP, and won five seats in Uttar Pradesh.

Later, it also won Morena assembly seat in by-election in alliance with the BJP.

“We have not left the NDA, but in Firozabad, our objective is to keep Congress and BSP at bay. As BJP nominee from this seat is weak, the party has decided to extend support to SP,” a senior RLD leader said.

He said that the party was not extending support to SP on 11 assembly seats, where by-elections are being held simultaneously.

Dimple, who is making her debut in the electoral politics is pitched against actor-turned politician and Congress nominee Raj Babbar from Firozabad parliamentary constituency.

AICC general secretary Rahul Gandhi and other senior leaders, including MP from Moradabad Mohd Azharuddin and Digvijay Singh, have already campaigned in favour of Raj Babbar.

Meanwhile, the Congress has alleged that Jayant’s open support to Dimple has exposed the tacit understanding between the SP and the BJP.

“Our allegation that both the parties are having a tacit understanding stand vindicated,” UPCC chief spokesman Subodh Srivastava said.

He alleged that in a bid to help the SP nominee, BJP fielded a weak candidate from Firozabad.