LUCKNOW, Oct. 19 -- The Samajwadi Party dissolved its entire district unit in Kannauj and removed all office-bearers from the constituency on Sunday evening after a PDA workers' conference organised there drew sparse attendance, with videos of empty chairs going viral on social media.

The conference was convened by SP state chief Shyamlal Pal at the party office in Kannauj, the parliamentary constituency of national president Akhilesh Yadav. A stage was set up and hundreds of chairs were arranged for workers and leaders. While district office-bearers occupied the dais, most of the chairs in front remained vacant.

Videos and photographs of the poorly attended event quickly circulated online, triggering embarrassment within the party. Kan...