Watch video: UP CM Akhilesh Yadav pays tribute to Janeshwar Mishra on birth anniversary

Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Akhilesh Yadav, on Friday paid tribute to Samajwadi Party leader Janeshwar Mishra on his birth anniversary.

Uttar Pradesh Governor Ram Naik with Chief Minister Akhilesh Yadav paying tribute to Janeshwar Mishra at his Birth Anniversary Programme in Lucknow. Pic/PTI

Janeshwar Mishra was a politician from Samajwadi Party. He was a member of the Parliament of India and also represented Uttar Pradesh in the Rajya Sabha, the upper house of the Indian Parliament. He was known as Chhote Lohia (Lohia Junior) for his commitment towards socialist ideology.

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He was elected to Rajya Sabha in 1996. He was re-elected to Rajya Sabha in 2000 and 2006