Akhilesh Yadav supporters take part in a protest after he  was expelled from Samajwadi Party in Allahabad. Pic/ AFP

Lucknow: A high alert has been sounded across Uttar Pradesh after the ongoing war in the ruling Samajwadi Party (SP) turned for worse on Friday with expulsion of Chief Minister Akhilesh Yadav and General Secretary Ram Gopal Yadav.