Azad Samaj Party to go solo in UP polls, but talks on with Congress: Chandra Shekhar Aazad
2 years, 11 months ago

Azad Samaj Party to go solo in UP polls, but talks on with Congress: Chandra Shekhar Aazad

India Today  

Azad Samaj Party chief Chandra Shekhar Aazad has said his party would go solo in the Uttar Pradesh polls. However, speaking about the possibility of an alliance with Congress, Chandra Shekhar Aazad told Aaj Tak that it may hold talks on alliance with the Congress and may make an announcement by the evening. Putting out the first list of candidates, Chandra Shekhar Aazad said, "We will be an alternative. Bhim Army chief Chandra Shekhar Azad on January 15 ruled out the possibility of an alliance between his party, Azad Samaj Party, and the Samajwadi Party for the upcoming Uttar Pradesh Assembly election.

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INDIA bloc to split? AAP says 'will ask other parties in alliance to remove Congress'
2 weeks, 1 day ago

INDIA bloc to split? AAP says 'will ask other parties in alliance to remove Congress'

India TV News  

The Indian National Developmental Inclusive Alliance came under a big threat of split after Aam Aadmi Party on Thursday said it would ask the other parties in the coalition to remove the Congress. Delhi Chief Minister Atishi and Rajya Sabha MP Sanjay Singh alleged at a press conference that the actions of the Congress are damaging the unity of the …

Ex-AAP MLAs Asim Ahmad Khan, Devendra Sehrawat join Congress ahead of Delhi polls
2 weeks, 3 days ago

Ex-AAP MLAs Asim Ahmad Khan, Devendra Sehrawat join Congress ahead of Delhi polls

India Today  

Days after releasing its final list of candidates for the upcoming Delhi Assembly elections, Aam Aadmi Party's two former MLAs, Asim Ahmad Khan and Colonel Devendra Sehrawat, joined Congress on Monday, intensifying political competition in the national capital. Asim Ahmad Khan, a former minister in Arvind Kejriwal’s 2015 government, represented the Matia Mahal constituency from 2015 to 2020. Colonel Devendra …

2027 U.P. Assembly elections : Azam’s missive against INDIA bloc paving way for tie-up with Azad?
4 weeks, 1 day ago

2027 U.P. Assembly elections : Azam’s missive against INDIA bloc paving way for tie-up with Azad?

Hindustan Times  

[email protected] SP leader Azam Khan Samajwadi Party leader Azam Khan’s letter to INDIA bloc leaders, accusing them of silence over atrocities on Muslims in Rampur and alleging a conspiracy to eliminate the Muslim leadership can be a prelude to a new political realignment in Uttar Pradesh before the 2027 state assembly election. And on November 17, the ASP leader visited …

No Alliance with Congress: Kejriwal on Delhi Polls
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4 weeks, 2 days ago

No Alliance with Congress: Kejriwal on Delhi Polls

Deccan Chronicle  

The INDIA bloc alliance for Delhi that was stitched during the 2024 general elections appears short-lived as Aam Aadmi Party national convenor Arvind Kejriwal on Wednesday ruled out any possibility of an alliance with the Congress.In a post on X, Kejriwal said, "Aam Aadmi Party will be fighting this election on its own strength in Delhi. "The statement comes after …

UP Bypoll Election Results LIVE: List of leading candidates in 9 assembly seats | Full list
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1 month, 2 weeks ago

UP Bypoll Election Results LIVE: List of leading candidates in 9 assembly seats | Full list

India TV News  

The BJP was leading in four seats while the Samajwadi Party was ahead in two of the nine assembly seats for which bypolls were held, according to Election Commission trends on Saturday. The Bahujan Samaj Party contested all nine seats independently, while Asaduddin Owaisi's All India Majlis-e-Ittehadul Muslimeen fielded candidates in Ghaziabad, Kundarki and Meerapur. BJP allies, such as Apna …

Smaller parties keep both alliances guessing
1 month, 2 weeks ago

Smaller parties keep both alliances guessing

Hindustan Times  

With predictions of a close fight between the ruling Mahayuti and opposition Maha Vikas Aghadi alliances and the possibility of a hung house, smaller parties in Maharashtra are keeping both sides guessing as to where their loyalties lie. Smaller parties keep both alliances guessing Leaders of the smaller parties said they would decide which way to go after the results …

Uttar Pradesh assembly bypolls: Amid fight for Muslim votes, BJP aims to breach SP fort Kundarki
1 month, 3 weeks ago

Uttar Pradesh assembly bypolls: Amid fight for Muslim votes, BJP aims to breach SP fort Kundarki

Hindustan Times  

The Samajwadi Party, Bharatiya Janata Party and the Bahujan Samaj Party are vying for Muslims votes in Kundarki assembly constituency, an SP stronghold, in Moradabad district. Uttar Pradesh chief minister Akhilesh Yadav at a rally in Kundarki assembly constituency in Moradabad district. The All India Majlis-e-Ittehadul Muslimeen led by Asaduddin Owaisi and Azad Samaj Party led by Chandra Shekhar Azad …

Samajwadi Party fields seven candidates in Maharashtra amidst rift with MVA
2 months ago

Samajwadi Party fields seven candidates in Maharashtra amidst rift with MVA

New Indian Express  

LUCKNOW: Upset with being allotted just two assembly seats in poll-bound Maharashtra, the Samajwadi Party has announced it will field seven candidates, highlighting a rift within the Maha Vikas Aghadi and underscoring what SP leaders describe as a lack of support for smaller INDIA bloc allies. The SP's decision to contest independently comes after the MVA allotted just two seats …

AAP Members Split on Contesting Maharashtra Assembly Elections Independently
2 months, 2 weeks ago

AAP Members Split on Contesting Maharashtra Assembly Elections Independently

Hindustan Times  

Three AAP members have decided to contest the upcoming Maharashtra assembly elections independently. They are unhappy with the party's last-minute decision to support the Maha Vikas Aghadi (MVA), despite earlier assurances of contesting the assembly elections independently. The trio has decided to resign from AAP membership and contest as independent candidates, distancing themselves from both MVA and the opposition Mahayuti …

Congress and SP to Team Up in UP Assembly Bypolls: Leaders Emphasize Unity Against BJP
2 months, 2 weeks ago

Congress and SP to Team Up in UP Assembly Bypolls: Leaders Emphasize Unity Against BJP

The Hindu  

Uttar Pradesh Congress president Ajay Rai has announced that the party will contest the upcoming Assembly bypolls together with the SP, despite ongoing talks on seat sharing between the two parties. Rai stated that the sole purpose of the Opposition alliance is to defeat the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP), highlighting the BJP's history of instigating riots and carrying out fake …

Samajwadi Party on the Brink of an Alliance with Congress in UP Bypolls
2 months, 2 weeks ago

Samajwadi Party on the Brink of an Alliance with Congress in UP Bypolls

Hindustan Times  

Samajwadi Party is considering an alliance with the Congress party for the upcoming bypolls in nine assembly seats in Uttar Pradesh. The party's president, Akhilesh Yadav, has stated that an alliance is on the cards, but it is still a matter of discussion between the two parties. The SP is yet to field its candidates for several seats, including Ghaziabad …

Haryana elections: Choice of seats, poll record likely factors behind failed pact talks between Congress, AAP
3 months, 4 weeks ago

Haryana elections: Choice of seats, poll record likely factors behind failed pact talks between Congress, AAP

Hindustan Times  

The number and choice of seats, AAP’s past poll record in the state, and pushback from senior leaders were among the key issues that led to failure of a poll pact between the Congress and the AAP for the Haryana assembly polls, according to people from both parties. While Congress leaders on Thursday admitted that the party was divided over …

Haryana Assembly Elections: Jannayak Janta Party-Azad Samaj Party alliance names 18 more candidates in 3rd list
3 months, 4 weeks ago

Haryana Assembly Elections: Jannayak Janta Party-Azad Samaj Party alliance names 18 more candidates in 3rd list

The Hindu  

The Jannayak Janta Party -Azad Samaj Party alliance released on Wednesday its third list for the October 5 Haryana assembly polls, naming 18 more candidates. The two parties have also decided to extend support on the Rania assembly seat to former minister Ranjit Singh Chautala, who quit the BJP recently after being denied a ticket. In its list of 18 …

Haryana polls: For Raghav Chadha, ‘win-win situation’ key to Cong-AAP alliance
4 months ago

Haryana polls: For Raghav Chadha, ‘win-win situation’ key to Cong-AAP alliance

Hindustan Times  

Aam Aadmi Party MP Raghav Chadha on Sunday said that both his party and the Congress are trying to form an alliance for the Haryana assembly elections. Chadha, who has been holding hectic parleys with the grand old party, said that the AAP will not go ahead with a pre-poll alliance with Congress if there is “no win-win situation”. Both …

AAP leader cautions amid party's talks with Congress for alliance in Haryana, cites ‘Delhi example’
4 months ago

AAP leader cautions amid party's talks with Congress for alliance in Haryana, cites ‘Delhi example’

Hindustan Times  

AAP's Somnath Bharti on Sunday suggested the party should contest all 90 assembly seats in Haryana ‘on its own’, with his statement coming amid talks between the AAP and Congress over an alliance in the BJP-ruled state, where voting will be held on October 5. AAP's Somnath Bharti As an example, Bharti cited the recent Lok Sabha elections in Delhi, …

Haryana polls: Congress-AAP alliance talks stall; Kejriwal-led party may go solo, say sources
4 months ago

Haryana polls: Congress-AAP alliance talks stall; Kejriwal-led party may go solo, say sources

New Indian Express  

Talks between Congress and AAP on seat-sharing for the Haryana Assembly elections have hit a roadblock, with the Arvind Kejriwal-led party reportedly planning to contest 50 seats. Earlier, the party insiders said that the AAP was demanding 10 assembly seats in Haryana, whereas the Congress was offering five to seven seats. The AAP and the Congress, partners in the Indian …

Winning Over Anti-BJP Vote Bank, Focus on Rahul Gandhi: 3 Reasons Why Congress is Keen on Haryana Alliance With AAP
4 months ago

Winning Over Anti-BJP Vote Bank, Focus on Rahul Gandhi: 3 Reasons Why Congress is Keen on Haryana Alliance With AAP

News 18  

After the 2024 Lok Sabha elections, the Congress leadership consistently rejected the idea of an alliance with the Aam Aadmi Party in Haryana. The decision of the Grand Old Party to align with AAP in the upcoming Haryana assembly elections is driven by a blend of strategic goals, primarily centered around strengthening its leadership within the Opposition, consolidating anti-BJP votes, …

Haryana Election 2024: JJP And Azad Samaj Party Stitch Pre-Poll Alliance Deal, Know Seat-Sharing Details
4 months, 2 weeks ago

Haryana Election 2024: JJP And Azad Samaj Party Stitch Pre-Poll Alliance Deal, Know Seat-Sharing Details

ABP News  

Haryana Election 2024: The Jannayak Janta Party led by Dushyant Chautala has formed an alliance with Chandrashekhar Azad's Azad Samaj Party. Haryana Election 2024: Chandrashekhar Azad Calls Dushyant Chautala 'Future Chief Minister' Chandrashekhar Azad, in a show of support, referred to Dushyant Chautala as the "former Deputy Chief Minister and future Chief Minister" of Haryana. #WATCH | Jannayak Janta Party …

How Mayawati is trying to win back Dalit, backward caste vote base
4 months, 4 weeks ago

How Mayawati is trying to win back Dalit, backward caste vote base

India Today  

Bahujan Samaj Party supremo Mayawati has recently held two media conferences over the Supreme Court verdict favouring sub-classification within Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes for extending reservation benefits. Till the Supreme Court order is not made ineffective through an amendment in the Constitution, state governments could use it for implementing the ‘creamy layer’ ruling and also sub-classify SCs and STs …

Slew of AAP leaders, including MLA and councillor, join BJP
6 months ago

Slew of AAP leaders, including MLA and councillor, join BJP

Hindustan Times  

New Delhi The inductions took place at a press conference at the BJP’s national headquarters. Kartar Singh Tanwar, Chhatarpur MLA of the Aam Aadmi Party, and Raaj Kumar Anand, former Delhi minister and ex-AAP Patel Nagar MLA, joined the Bharatiya Janata Party on Wednesday, striking a blow to the AAP ahead of next year’s state assembly elections. The duo were …

Doesn’t appear to be much scope for Congress-AAP alliance for polls in Haryana, Delhi: Jairam Ramesh
6 months ago

Doesn’t appear to be much scope for Congress-AAP alliance for polls in Haryana, Delhi: Jairam Ramesh

Hindustan Times  

There does not appear to be much scope for an alliance between the Congress and the Aam Aadmi Party for the assembly polls in Haryana and Delhi but the INDIA bloc will fight elections together in Maharashtra and Jharkhand, AICC general secretary Jairam Ramesh said on Thursday. Congress MP Jairam Ramesh said there is not much scope for an alliance …

Jairam Ramesh rules out Congress-AAP alliance for Haryana, Delhi polls
6 months ago

Jairam Ramesh rules out Congress-AAP alliance for Haryana, Delhi polls

New Indian Express  

NEW DELHI: There does not appear to be much scope for an alliance between the Congress and the AAP for the assembly polls in Haryana and Delhi but the INDIA bloc will fight elections together in Maharashtra and Jharkhand, AICC general secretary Jairam Ramesh said on Thursday. Asked whether the Indian National Developmental Inclusive Alliance will fight the assembly polls …

Bhim Army chief Chandra Shekhar Azad’s victory in Nagina has stirred the pot of Bahujan politics in Uttar Pradesh
7 months ago

Bhim Army chief Chandra Shekhar Azad’s victory in Nagina has stirred the pot of Bahujan politics in Uttar Pradesh

The Hindu  

From a street fighter to a Parliamentarian, Chandra Shekhar Azad has come a long way in a decade-long career and his victory in Nagina has stirred the pot of Dalit politics in the State with around 21% Scheduled Caste population that has been ruled by a Dalit Chief Minister four times. “It seems they fear Azad’s popularity among Dalits and …

Chandrashekhar Azad: The Dalit commander
7 months ago

Chandrashekhar Azad: The Dalit commander

The Hindu  

Sitting in his room at the Western Court MP Hostel along Janpath, Chandrashekhar Azad fields calls on a phone that does not stop ringing. After an endearing embrace, Mr. Azad introduces him to the room: “He used to be a state unit president of Azad Samaj Party — a Majboot Chamar.” Then he turns to Mr. Kumar, “This is our …

Uttar Pradesh Election Results 2024: U.P.’s western region proved to be the wind vane of the State
7 months ago

Uttar Pradesh Election Results 2024: U.P.’s western region proved to be the wind vane of the State

The Hindu  

In the Bharatiya Janata Party ’s reduced score in Uttar Pradesh, the Western and adjoining central parts of the State played the role of a wind vane. Mr. Balyan’s supporters have accused the RLD of not going full tilt to ensure the victory of the BJP’s Jat face, who rose to prominence after the 2013 Muzaffarnagar riots and defeated the …

Election results 2024: Rozi roti and reservation trumps Ram and rations in Uttar Pradesh
7 months ago

Election results 2024: Rozi roti and reservation trumps Ram and rations in Uttar Pradesh

The Hindu  

Caste identity triumphed over religious polarisation in Uttar Pradesh as the INDIA bloc’s promise of saving rozi roti and reservation outshone Bharatiya Janata Party-led National Democratic Alliance’s narrative of Ram, ration, and shashan in a fiercely contested election where more than a dozen seats went down to the wire before the Opposition alliance secured 44 out of 80 seats bringing …

Bhim Army founder Chandrashekhar Azad leading by 50,000 votes in Nagina
7 months ago

Bhim Army founder Chandrashekhar Azad leading by 50,000 votes in Nagina

Hindustan Times  

Azad Samaj Party -Kanshi Ram leader and Bhim Army founder Chandrashekhar Azad ‘Ravan’ is leading by more than 50,000 votes in Uttar Pradesh’s Nagina constituency. Chandrashekhar Azad ‘Ravan’ Bharatiya Janata Party candidate Om Kumar is trailing behind Samajwadi Party ’s Manoj Kumar and Bahujan Samaj Party ’s Surendra Pal Singh. The BSP’s Girish Chandra had won Nagina, a reserved constituency …

Chandrashekhar Azad emerges as new Dalit face in UP with massive win in Nagina
7 months ago

Chandrashekhar Azad emerges as new Dalit face in UP with massive win in Nagina

India Today  

Dalit leader and Aazad Samaj Party candidate Chandrashekhar Azad on Tuesday won Uttar Pradesh's Nagina Lok Sabha constituency by over 1.5 lakh votes, defeating BJP's Om Kumar, according to the Election Commission. Samajwadi Party's Manoj Kumar, who was the INDIA bloc candidate, bagged 1,02,374 votes, and Bahujan Samaj Party candidate Surendra Pal Singh received 13,272 votes. The firebrand leader formed …

Kharge, Akhilesh and Kejriwal likely to address joint press conference in Lucknow on May 15
7 months, 4 weeks ago

Kharge, Akhilesh and Kejriwal likely to address joint press conference in Lucknow on May 15

The Hindu  

The Opposition INDIA bloc is exploring the possibility of holding a joint press conference of Congress president Mallikarjun Kharge, Samajwadi Party chief Akhilesh Yadav and Aam Aadmi Party convenor and Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal in Lucknow on May 15, a source said on Monday. Mr. Kejriwal, who was released on interim bail last week in the alleged Delhi liquor …

Lok Sabha polls: SP’s Ravidas to file papers from Lucknow on May 1
8 months, 1 week ago

Lok Sabha polls: SP’s Ravidas to file papers from Lucknow on May 1

Hindustan Times  

LUCKNOW: Samajwadi Party candidate from the Lucknow Lok Sabha constituency, Ravidas Mehrotra, will file his nomination on May 1. Samajwadi Party candidate from Lucknow Ravidas Mehrotra SP’s Lucknow Lok Sabha media in-charge, Gaurav Singh Yadav, said that during the meeting, it was unanimously decided that the nomination procession for Ravidas Mehrotra would commence from the Samajwadi Party headquarters on Vikramaditya …

After Baba Siddique, Samajwadi Party's Abu Azmi to join Ajit Pawar's NCP?
8 months, 2 weeks ago

After Baba Siddique, Samajwadi Party's Abu Azmi to join Ajit Pawar's NCP?

India Today  

Samajwadi Party MLA from Maharashtra, Abu Azmi, is likely to jump the ship to the BJP-led National Democratic Alliance, sources told India Today TV. Fuelling rumours of this defection, Abu Azmi recently met Nationalist Congress Party leader Praful Patel in Mumbai recently. Azmi is a three-term SP MLA from Maharashtra's Mankhurd Shivaji Nagar, which is predominantly a Muslim majority constituency …

INDIA bloc candidate Amra Ram expects to regain lost ground for Left forces in Sikar
8 months, 3 weeks ago

INDIA bloc candidate Amra Ram expects to regain lost ground for Left forces in Sikar

The Hindu  

In the hotbed of agrarian politics, once considered a bastion of Left parties, the election at the Sikar Lok Sabha seat in Rajasthan’s Shekhawati region has offered an opportunity to Communist Party of India leader Amra Ram to regain lost ground. As an Indian National Developmental Inclusive Alliance bloc candidate, Mr. Ram has reached out to the voters reminding them …

Madhya Pradesh: Congress, SP announce support to AIFB candidate in Khajuraho
8 months, 3 weeks ago

Madhya Pradesh: Congress, SP announce support to AIFB candidate in Khajuraho

Hindustan Times  

The Congress and the Samajwadi Party announced their support to retired Indian Administrative Service officer RB Prajapati, a candidate of the All India Forward Bloc, in Madhya Pradesh’s Khajuraho on Monday, a week after the nomination of SP candidate Meera Yadav was cancelled due to “incomplete form.” The Congress said they are supporting the AIFB candidate as the party is …

Keeping up with UP | As young leaders emerge, Dalit community seeks their share of power
9 months ago

Keeping up with UP | As young leaders emerge, Dalit community seeks their share of power

Hindustan Times  

Young leadership is taking centre stage in Dalit politics around the country and certainly in Uttar Pradesh. Anand launched his campaign on April 6 from the Muslim-Dalit dominated Nagina constituency from where another upcoming Dalit leader, Bhim Army chief Chandrashekhar Azad is contesting his first Lok Sabha election as the nominee of four-year-old Azad Samaj Party that he founded in …

Three-way split in Muslim-Dalit vote between SP, BSP and Azad Samaj Party gives BJP the edge in Nagina constituency of U.P.
9 months ago

Three-way split in Muslim-Dalit vote between SP, BSP and Azad Samaj Party gives BJP the edge in Nagina constituency of U.P.

The Hindu  

Amid the chants of “Saari Party Dekh Li, Ab Ki Baar Ketli ” and drumbeats, a crowd of men holding afloat huge aluminium teapots tied to shafts, make their way through narrow, mud lanes into the residential colony behind the Haldaur market in the Nagina Lok Sabha constituency of Uttar Pradesh. Unencumbered by realism of his pragmatic colleagues, Mr. Azad …

Trouble brews between Congress, RJP over seat sharing in Bihar
9 months, 2 weeks ago

Trouble brews between Congress, RJP over seat sharing in Bihar

Op India  

At least three senior Congressmen have expressed dissatisfaction with Rashtriya Janata Dal for unilaterally selecting candidates for four seats slated for election in the first phase on the 19th, amidst a standoff between the senior Mahagathbandhan member and the Congress over seat-sharing negotiations in Bihar, ensuing further split in the I.N.D.I. Insiders close to both the Congress and the RJD …

Lok Sabha elections 2024: Bhim Army chief Chandrashekhar to contest against Samajwadi Party in Uttar Pradesh
9 months, 2 weeks ago

Lok Sabha elections 2024: Bhim Army chief Chandrashekhar to contest against Samajwadi Party in Uttar Pradesh

India TV News  

Lok Sabha elections 2024: Azad Samaj Party leader Chandrashekhar Azad and Samajwadi Party's Manoj Kumar on Friday filed their nomination papers from the Nagina Lok Sabha constituency in Uttar Pradesh. Responding to questions on the Dalit leader filing his nomination for the seat, Samajwadi Party chief spokesperson Rajendra Chaudhary told media that there was no electoral pact between his party …

BSP MP Sangeeta Azad joins BJP, may become Lalganj pick
9 months, 3 weeks ago

BSP MP Sangeeta Azad joins BJP, may become Lalganj pick

Hindustan Times  

Bahujan Samaj Party Dalit MP Sangeeta Azad, who represents the Lalganj seat in East UP, joined the Bharatiya Janata Party in Delhi on Monday evening. BSP MP Sangeeta Azad joins BJP, may become Lalganj pick Her joining came on a day when top ruling party leaders, including chief minister Yogi Adityanath, deputy CMs Keshav Prasad Maurya and Brajesh Pathak and …

BSP MP Sangeeta Azad, ex-MLA Azad Ari Mardan, SC lawyer Seema Samridhi join BJP ahead of Lok Sabha polls
9 months, 3 weeks ago

BSP MP Sangeeta Azad, ex-MLA Azad Ari Mardan, SC lawyer Seema Samridhi join BJP ahead of Lok Sabha polls

India TV News  

Bahujan Samaj Party MP Sangeeta Azad, party leader Azad Ari Mardan and Supreme Court lawyer Seema Samridhi joined the BJP, in Delhi. Supreme Court lawyer Seema Samridhi, who hit headlines after taking up the Nirbhaya case, also joined the saffron party on Monday. The Dalit leader was inducted into the BJP by its national general secretary Vinod Tawde, Uttar Pradesh …

SP-Congress alliance in UP back on track, says Akhilesh after talks with Priyanka Gandhi
10 months, 2 weeks ago

SP-Congress alliance in UP back on track, says Akhilesh after talks with Priyanka Gandhi

India TV News  

Samajwadi Paty chief Akhilesh Yadav on Wednesday hinted that his party's alliance with Congress is on track and the formal announcement will come very soon. According to reports, Congress leader Priyanka Gandhi Vadra seem to have played a crucial role in maintaining the alliance in Uttar Pradesh as she was the one who initiated the conversation with Akhilesh after having …

‘Put ego aside’: Sanjay Jha raps Congress over seat sharing with Samajwadi Party
10 months, 3 weeks ago

‘Put ego aside’: Sanjay Jha raps Congress over seat sharing with Samajwadi Party

Live Mint  

Congress' former leader Sanjay Jha on Tuesday advised that Congress must seal alliance on seat distribution with Samajwadi Party. This statement comes from the former Congress leader amid talk that the Samajwadi Party is offering around 17 Lok Sabha seats to the Congress in Uttar Pradesh. Sanjay Jha, claimed if Congress did not seal seat sharing alliance in Uttar Pradesh, …

Ghulam Nabi Azad hints at opting out of Lok Sabha polls, says 'will campaign for own party leaders'
10 months, 3 weeks ago

Ghulam Nabi Azad hints at opting out of Lok Sabha polls, says 'will campaign for own party leaders'

India TV News  

Senior leader Ghulam Nabi Azad on Saturday indicated that he would not be contesting in the upcoming Lok Sabha elections as he would campaign for the candidates for his newly formed Democratic Progressive Azad Party candidates. Azad, who has not contested Lok Sabha elections after his defeat in the 2014 Lok Sabha polls, asked his party leaders to gear up …

Major relief for Congress and I.N.D.I. alliance as Samajwadi Party agrees to give 11 seats to Congress in UP
11 months, 2 weeks ago

Major relief for Congress and I.N.D.I. alliance as Samajwadi Party agrees to give 11 seats to Congress in UP

Op India  

In a major relief for Congress and I.N.D.I.A. bloc, Samajwadi Party chief Akhilesh Yadav on Saturday announced that his party’s alliance with the Congress is “off to a good start“. According to Akhilesh Yadav, his party has agreed to give 11 “strong” Lok Sabha seats in the state to the Congress party. ‘I.N.D.I.A.’ team and the ‘PDA’ strategy will change …

Akhilesh Yadav says alliance with Congress off to a good start with...
11 months, 2 weeks ago

Akhilesh Yadav says alliance with Congress off to a good start with...

Live Mint  

Samajwadi Party chief Akhilesh Yadav said on Saturday his party's alliance with the Congress is "off to a good start" with 11 "strong" Lok Sabha seats in Uttar Pradesh. The SP chief added, “'INDIA' team and 'PDA' strategy will change history.” Akhilesh Yadav's 'PDA' strategy refers to targeting the "Pichada, Dalit, and Alpsankhyak " communities. Meanwhile, Congress leader Jairam Ramesh …

No strategy, no seat sharing agreement: I.N.D.I. Alliance is still just an acronym while Lok Sabha elections loom close
11 months, 2 weeks ago

No strategy, no seat sharing agreement: I.N.D.I. Alliance is still just an acronym while Lok Sabha elections loom close

Op India  

The Lok Sabha election is just around the corner, with polling to take place in April-May. Alliance which was formed as a single cohesive unit of twenty-eight political parties to take down Prime Minister Narendra Modi-led National Democratic Alliance, is already facing fractures with leaders like West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee and Punjab Chief Minister Bhgawant Mann ruling out …

Nitish turns up at Raj Bhavan high tea; Tejashwi, most RJD leaders remain absent
11 months, 2 weeks ago

Nitish turns up at Raj Bhavan high tea; Tejashwi, most RJD leaders remain absent

India Today  

Amid speculation of a rift in the ruling 'Mahagathbandhan' in Bihar, Chief Minister Nitish Kumar on Friday attended the high tea ceremony held at the Raj Bhavan in Patna on the occasion of Republic Day with his deputy Tejashwi Yadav of the RJD remaining conspicuous in absence. Though education minister Alok Kumar Mehta, who is also a national general secretary …

AAP Chhattisgarh chief, six others quit party over INDIA ties
11 months, 3 weeks ago

AAP Chhattisgarh chief, six others quit party over INDIA ties

The Hindu  

Blaming the Aam Aadmi Party’s decision to join the Indian National Developmental, Inclusive Alliance for its poor show in the recent Assembly polls, seven members of its Chhattisgarh unit, including the State president, resigned from the party on Tuesday, January 16, 2024. Komal Hupendi who was holding the State chief for nearly past five years said that the party did …

For Dalits, BJP and Congress inert, BSP only a fringe party, Azad is new hope
1 year, 1 month ago

For Dalits, BJP and Congress inert, BSP only a fringe party, Azad is new hope

The Hindu  

There is just a difference of one word in the names of Bahujan Samaj Party and Azad Samaj Party for the former though it spells its worst ever crisis in Rajasthan since 25 years after it won its first seat in the Assembly elections. In 2013, its vote share dipped to 3.40%, bringing down the BSP’s tally to three seats …

Rajasthan Elections: Hanuman Beniwal announces alliance with Chandrashekhar Azad's ASP
1 year, 2 months ago

Rajasthan Elections: Hanuman Beniwal announces alliance with Chandrashekhar Azad's ASP

India TV News  

Rajasthan Assembly Elections: The political situation in the run-up to the Rajasthan Assembly elections is intensifying, as the Rashtriya Loktantrik Party and the Azad Samaj Party have announced an alliance in the state. "Rashtriya Loktantrik Party has formed an alliance with Azad Samaj Party for the upcoming Rajasthan Assembly elections. Alliance will contest on all 200 seats With the announcement …

Friendship in Delhi, wrestling in States: Madhya Pradesh CM Shivraj Singh Chouhan takes jibe at INDIA bloc after Akhilesh Yadav outburst
1 year, 2 months ago

Friendship in Delhi, wrestling in States: Madhya Pradesh CM Shivraj Singh Chouhan takes jibe at INDIA bloc after Akhilesh Yadav outburst

The Hindu  

Madhya Pradesh Chief Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan on October 20 took a dig at the INDIA bloc after its constituents fielded candidates against each other in Assembly polls, saying the Opposition grouping is driven by the motto of "friendship in Delhi and wrestling in States". INDIA members — the Congress, the Samajwadi Party and the Aam Aadmi Party — have …

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