A defiant Ramgopal termed Mulayams decision to expel him and Akhilesh as "unconstitutional" and insisted that he continues to be the general secretary of the party.He accused party chief of indulging in "unconstitutional" activities and said the party meet called by him on Sunday will take place in any eventuality.Pouring scorn on Ramgopal, Mulayam said he has "ruined" the finishing career of Akhilesh who "does not understand".Making the announcement at a press conference here, Mulayam said the new Chief Minister will be chosen by the Samajwadi Party."We have to save the party. "As of now we have expelled him, but we will take further action against him," he party chief asserted..On a day of fast-moving developments, hordes of frenzied Akhilesh supporters, especially the youth, thronged his residence to express their support.

The ruling Samajwadi Party was on Friday on the precipice of a split with party supremo Mulayam Singh Yadav expelling his son and Chief Minister Akhilesh Yadav and general secretary canopy Ramgopal Yadav for six years after they put up candidates against the official nominees and summoned a party meet on Sunday."If the top leadership of the party indulges in unconstitutional acts, who will call the party meeting? It is the general secretary who will do it," Ramgopal said.With his brother Shivpal Yadav, who has been at loggerheads with the Chief Minister, by his side, Mulayam said he had taken the action against Akhilesh and Ramgopal to save the party which he had built through hard efforts."How can he (Akhilesh) release the list when the party has declared its candidates? Both Akhilesh and Ramgopal want to finish the party.Ramgopal called the meeting after a showcause notice was issued to him and Akhilesh by Mulayam for releasing a list of candidates, parallel to the one issued officially by Mulayam. He questioned the list of candidates released by Mulayam, saying no meeting of Parliamentary Board was held to discuss the nominees."I had made Akhilesh the Chief Minister with much fanfare," he added. "The party cannot run on Ramgopals whims," Mulayam said.With regard to the emergency meeting called by Ramgopal on Sunday, Mulayam said only the party president has the power to convene such a meeting. I will not let it happen.The action, dubbed by a defiant Ramgopal, Mulayams cousin, as "unconstitutional", as the party plunged into an unprecedented crisis raising questions over the fate of the Chief Minister of Uttar Pradesh. I have built this party through hard work," Mulayam said. That is why we are expelling both Akhilesh and Ramgopal," he said. The party comes first.He said Ramgopal has not only indulged in indiscipline but is causing a big harm to the party.He explained that the decision was taken after Ramgopal, in his capacity as general secretary, called an emergency meeting of the party on January 1 and Akhilesh "supported" it.