Sadhna Gupta, the wife of Samajwadi Party founder Mulayam Singh Yadav, died on Saturday at Medanta Hospital in Gurgaon. 

Before marrying Mulayam Singh Yadav in 2003, Sadhna was married to Chandra Prakash Gupta, a grocer of Farrukhabad, on July 4, 1986. They divorced in 1990.

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Following her divorce from her first husband Chandra Prakash Gupta, Sadhna Gupta entered politics and met Mulayam Singh. 

Akhilesh Yadav, president of the Samajwadi Party wrote about the relationship between Mulayam Singh and Sadhna in his biography ‘Badlav Ki Lehar’.

In his book, he mentioned that Mulayam’s mother, Murti Devi was often ill and Sadhna took care of her. 

In one instance mentioned in the book, a nurse caring for Murti Devi was administering the wrong injection, and Sadhna intervened. This is when Mulayam began to develop feelings for Sadhna. In the 1990s, Yadav had an affair with Sadhana Gupta while still married to Malti Devi.

Shortly after, Sadhna and Mulayam Singh Yadav married. It is unknown what year they married. Sadhna is twenty years younger than Yadav, who is 82.

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Official confirmation of their marriage came in 2007, when Mulayam Singh Yadav admitted in an affidavit that Sadhana Gupta was his wife and Prateek Yadav was his son.

According to ABP News, Yadav was listed as Prateek’s father on his school form in 1994.

Sadhna Gupta rose to prominence after the death of Mulayam Singh Yadav’s first wife and Akhilesh Yadav’s mother, Malti Yadav, in 2003..

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Sadhna Gupta had been ill for a long time, and despite medications and treatment, her condition had not improved. The body is being airlifted to Lucknow, according to reports. Dr. Sushila Kataria is in charge of Sadhna Gupta’s care. Infection in the liver was the cause of death, in addition to the lungs and kidneys.

Offering condolences, Deputy Chief Minister of Uttar Pradesh Keshav Prasad Maurya wrote on Twitter- 

“Received the sad news of the demise of Smt. Sadhna Gupta, wife of former Chief Minister Shri Mulayam Singh Yadav ji, may the Lord give place to the holy soul at his feet. Give courage to respected Shri Mulayam Singh ji and his family members to bear this loss. peace peace peace.”