The ruling Samajwadi Party held a meeting of the ministers and other senior leaders to discuss the crucial by-elections in the state. The meeting was addressed by party’s national president Mulayam Singh Yadav and Chief Minister Akhilesh Yadav at the state party headquarters here on Tuesday. They directed the ministers and other senior leaders to ensure victory in all the 12 assembly and one lok Sabha seats. “Our only target should be to win all the seats going to polls in the by-elections and we should be united to achieve our goal,” the CM, who is also the state president of the SP, said. By-elections to 12 assembly and one lok Sabha seats in UP is slated on September 13. SP is the only political party in UP who have announced all the candidates except for one in this by-elections.