RS Polls: A tale of crossover voting, breach of trust and upset
9 months, 3 weeks ago

RS Polls: A tale of crossover voting, breach of trust and upset

Hindustan Times  

LUCKNOW: Around noon on February 13, the Samajwadi Party chief whip and Unchahaar MLA Manoj Pandey, along with the SP Gauriganj MLA Rakesh Pratap Singh, represented SP chief Akhilesh Yadav at the first-ever religious event—the worshipping of Bhagwaan Shaligram—on the party’s state headquarters premises and incessantly gave sound bytes to reporters. SP chief Akhilesh Yadav and Alok Ranjan with party MLAs after the polling An hour later, Manoj Pandey and Rakesh Pratap Singh, the party’s prominent Brahmin and Thakur faces respectively, were with Akhilesh at the UP Vidhan Bhavan to attend the nomination filing of SP Rajya Sabha candidates—Jaya Bachchan, ex-UP chief secretary Alok Ranjan, and the Dalit SP leader Ramji Lal Suman. On poll day, Tuesday, over two hours after the SP chief Akhilesh Yadav cast his vote in the Tilak Hall of the Vidhan Bhavan, the SP MLAs Manoj Pandey, Rakesh Pratap Singh, Rakesh Pandey, Pooja Pal, Vinod Chaturvedi, Ashutosh Maurya, and Abhay Singh trouped in together with the BJP MLAs—the deputy chief minister Brijesh Pandey and the transport minister Dayashankar Singh—and cast their votes for the eighth BJP candidate, Sanjay Seth. At the start of the voting, Akhilesh said: “The BJP can get anything done.” Meanwhile, SP MLA Ravidas Mehrotra, said: “All those who cross-voted will be expelled from the party.”

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India Today  

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BJP behind Sambhal violence, wanted to distract from poll rigging: Akhilesh Yadav
1 month ago

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India Today  

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1 month ago

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New Indian Express  

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4 months, 3 weeks ago

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News 18  

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6 months, 4 weeks ago

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New Indian Express  

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7 months ago

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Deccan Chronicle  

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Andhra Pradesh voter who slapped YSRCP MLA back says he fears for his family: Report

Hindustan Times  

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Ravneet Bittu’s ‘betrayal’ forced me to enter poll fray, says Punjab Congress chief Amarinder Warring
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Hindustan Times  

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Hindustan Times  

With the announcement of two Shiv Sena candidates and one Congress candidate, the picture of the contest in Mumbai was finally clear on Tuesday evening. Out of six constituencies in the city, Shiv Sena will contest four seats, while chief minister Eknath Shinde-led Shiv Sena and its alliance partner, the Bharatiya Janata Party, will contest three each. The ruling alliance …

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8 months, 1 week ago

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Hindustan Times  

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8 months, 2 weeks ago

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The Hindu  

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8 months, 3 weeks ago

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Hindustan Times  

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8 months, 4 weeks ago

Five Cong legislators threaten to quit in Karnataka over ticket allocation issue

Deccan Chronicle  

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9 months ago

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India TV News  

Lucknow: Four Samajwadi Party members of the legislative assembly who voted for the BJP in the recent Rajya Sabha polls have been allocated Y-category security by the central government, a senior government official said on Sunday. MLAs who got Y-category security The four MLAs who got Y-category security are Abhay Singh, Manoj Kumar Pandey, Rakesh Pratap Singh and Vinod Chaturvedi, …

YouTuber Pragya Mishra calls Brahmin Thakur MLAs 'traitors' after cross-voting by SP legislators in UP Rajya Sabha polls
9 months, 3 weeks ago

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Op India  

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9 months, 3 weeks ago

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New Indian Express  

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Live Mint  

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News 18  

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9 months, 4 weeks ago

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Hindustan Times  

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9 months, 4 weeks ago

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Hindustan Times  

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Hindustan Times  

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India TV News  

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Hindustan Times  

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10 months, 1 week ago

SP leader Shivpal Yadav appeals to RLD for support in Rajya Sabha polls

The Hindu  

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10 months, 1 week ago

Pallavi Patel, Apna Dal-K leader, may vote against ally SP's Rajya Sabha candidates: Sources

India TV News  

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The Hindu  

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1 year ago

It’s a family show: SP eyes old bastions in Uttar Pradesh as Lok Sabha election nears

The Hindu  

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The Quint  

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Shivraj hits out at INDIA bloc after Akhilesh accuses Congress of betrayal
1 year, 2 months ago

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The Hindu  

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2 years, 1 month ago

Gujarat Assembly polls | BJP faces rebellion, five leaders threaten to fight as independents

The Hindu  

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News 18  

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2 years, 5 months ago

OPINION | Presidential poll: How Modi proved there is nothing called united opposition now

India TV News  

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BJP win in U.P. seats breaks myths
2 years, 5 months ago

BJP win in U.P. seats breaks myths

The Hindu  

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Maharashtra political crisis: Eknath Shinde writes to Governor, submits signature of 34 MLAs
2 years, 6 months ago

Maharashtra political crisis: Eknath Shinde writes to Governor, submits signature of 34 MLAs

India TV News  

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Maharashtra Council poll counting delayed by four hours
2 years, 6 months ago

Maharashtra Council poll counting delayed by four hours

The Hindu  

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RS polls: ‘Give us ED for two days, even Fadnavis and BJP will vote for Sena,’ says Sanjay Raut
2 years, 6 months ago

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The Hindu  

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BJP wins Rajya Sabha poll cliffhangers
2 years, 6 months ago

BJP wins Rajya Sabha poll cliffhangers

Deccan Chronicle  

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Maharashtra Rajya Sabha poll results not shocking; NCP got an extra vote from 'opposite side' independent MLA: Sharad Pawar
2 years, 6 months ago

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The Hindu  

After the BJP won three out of six Rajya Sabha seats in Maharashtra, NCP chief Sharad Pawar on Saturday said he was not shocked to see the results, and added that his party received one extra vote that came from an independent legislator, who was tilted towards the opposite side. Only Praful Patel received one extra vote and I know …

RS poll: Sharad Pawar claims extra vote from 'opposite side' independent MLA, says 'not shocked by results'
2 years, 6 months ago

RS poll: Sharad Pawar claims extra vote from 'opposite side' independent MLA, says 'not shocked by results'

India TV News  

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Cracks appear between SP, alliance parties; Shivpal Yadav to strike out
2 years, 6 months ago

Cracks appear between SP, alliance parties; Shivpal Yadav to strike out

India TV News  

Highlights Shivpal accused the SP of betrayal despite full commitments from his side He has announced that his party will contest the local body elections as a separate political entity Several other allies had already expressed their displeasure with the Samajwadi Party Akhilesh Yadav's estranged uncle Shivpal Yadav, apparently miffed at being excluded from the list of star campaigners of …

RS polls: MVA puts up a show of unity; Independents, smaller allies assure support
2 years, 6 months ago

RS polls: MVA puts up a show of unity; Independents, smaller allies assure support

Hindustan Times  

Mumbai: Three days before the election for six seats to Rajya Sabha in Maharashtra, the ruling Maharashtra Vikas Aghadi coalition put up a show of unity at a south Mumbai hotel on Tuesday. Deputy CM Ajit Pawar arrives at Trident Hotel for the MVA meeting to be headed by CM Uddhav Thackeray and NCP Chief Sharad Pawar before the Rajya …

Akhilesh Yadav sacks several SP members for opposing party during Ghazipur MLC election
2 years, 8 months ago

Akhilesh Yadav sacks several SP members for opposing party during Ghazipur MLC election

India TV News  

Highlights Former MLC Kailash Singh, former District Panchayat President Vijay Yadav were among those expelled Yadav on Tuesday held a meeting with leaders of Apna Dal, SBSP and RLD The meeting did not see Shivpal Yadav in attendance Samajwadi Party members, including former MLC Kailash Singh, former District Panchayat President of Ghazipur Vijay Yadav and others were expelled by party …

Shivpal Yadav, Pallavi Patel skip Samajwadi Party's Meet for Allies in Lucknow
2 years, 8 months ago

Shivpal Yadav, Pallavi Patel skip Samajwadi Party's Meet for Allies in Lucknow

News 18  

Pragatisheel Samajwadi Party Lohia chief and Samajwadi Party ally Shivpal Yadav skipped the post-election meeting of Samajwadi Party allies called at the SP headquarters in Lucknow on Tuesday. Suheldeo Bharatiya Samaj Party MLA Abbas Ansari and Apna Dal leader Pallavi Patel, too, did not attend the meeting called by SP chief Akhilesh Yadav. However, SP later clarified that Shivpal Yadav …

SP Alliance Lost UP Assembly Polls Because of Dishonesty and Cunningness of BJP: Shivpal Yadav
2 years, 9 months ago

SP Alliance Lost UP Assembly Polls Because of Dishonesty and Cunningness of BJP: Shivpal Yadav

News 18  

Pragatisheel Samajwadi Party leader Shivpal Singh Yadav on Friday claimed that the Samajwadi Party-led alliance lost the recent Uttar Pradesh assembly elections because of the dishonesty and cunningness of the BJP. It was because of BJP’s dishonesty and cunningness that we lost,” Yadav, who got elected from his traditional Jaswant Nagar seat, told newspersons here. We will face the challenges …

Hyderabad Press Club polls take a bizarre turn
2 years, 9 months ago

Hyderabad Press Club polls take a bizarre turn

Deccan Chronicle  

Hyderabad: The March 13 elections to the Hyderabad Press Club that was marred by violence, controversy and drama ended up in a police case following a complaint by the election management officer against Suraj Bharadwaj, who was in the fray for the president’s post. Around 8: 30 pm a case was registered by M. Hema Sundar Rao, the club’s election …

On UP election, Akhilesh says postal ballots ‘tell the truth of 304 seats…’
2 years, 9 months ago

On UP election, Akhilesh says postal ballots ‘tell the truth of 304 seats…’

Hindustan Times  

Five days after Uttar Pradesh saw the BJP's big win in the state assembly polls, former chief minister Akhilesh Yadav, the party's key challenger, said that his Samajwadi Party - along with its allies - got "51 per cent of votes in the postal ballot". “The SP alliance got 51.5% votes in the postal ballot and accordingly, the victory of …

UP polls: Keshav Maurya, nine ministers lose polls
2 years, 9 months ago

UP polls: Keshav Maurya, nine ministers lose polls

Hindustan Times  

Chief minister Yogi Adityanath may have created a record of sorts by leading his government to a second consecutive term in Uttar Pradesh but his deputy Keshav Prasad Maurya, along with about nine other ministerial colleagues, have lost the assembly elections in Uttar Pradesh. BJP leader and Uttar Pradesh deputy chief minister Keshav Prasad Maurya lost to Samajwadi Party leader …

UP Polls 2022: Alliances put to test as BJP, SP prepare for face-off in last two phases on 3 and 7 March
2 years, 9 months ago

UP Polls 2022: Alliances put to test as BJP, SP prepare for face-off in last two phases on 3 and 7 March

Firstpost  

Fate of prominent BJP defectors to SP including Swami Prasad Maurya will be decided in the last stages of the elections. Most of the seats contested by BJP’s ally Apna Dal will also go to polls in these two phases Varanasi: Strength of old and new allies of the BJP and the Samajwadi Party will be on test more than …

'Not UP But Haryana in 2019': On Akhilesh's Booth Capturing Claim, Raja Bhaiya's Fact Check
2 years, 9 months ago

'Not UP But Haryana in 2019': On Akhilesh's Booth Capturing Claim, Raja Bhaiya's Fact Check

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Jansatta Dal founder and chief Raja Bhaiya on Tuesday lashed out at former Uttar Pradesh chief minister and Samajwadi Party supremo Akhilesh Yadav for sharing an outdated video from 2019 to make claims of booth capturing during UP assembly elections 2022. In his tweet, Raghuraj Pratap Singh, popularly known as Raja Bhaiya, attached a screenshot of Yadav’s tweet and said …

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