UP Assembly election: Two ex-BJP ministers join Samajwadi Party in presence of Akhilesh Yadav
3 years, 2 months ago

UP Assembly election: Two ex-BJP ministers join Samajwadi Party in presence of Akhilesh Yadav

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Taking a dig at the flurry of resignations from the saffron party, SP chief Akhilesh Yadav said, “wickets gir rahe the.” The Samajwadi Party on Friday welcomed former BJP Uttar Pradesh ministers Swami Prasad Maurya, Dharam Singh Saini and five other MLAs into their party in the presence of opposition leader Akhilesh Yadav. As Swami Prasad Maurya said wherever he goes, the government is formed, even this time he brought a huge number of leaders along with him: Samajwadi Party chief Akhilesh Yadav pic.twitter.com/DeLp2Zbdfe — ANI UP/Uttarakhand January 14, 2022 Along with the former ministers, the sitting MLAs Bhagwati Sagar, Vinay Shakya, Roshan Lal Verma, Mukesh Verma and Brajesh Kumar Prajapati have also joined SP. Apna Dal MLA Chaudhary Amar Singh, Former BSP MLA Neeraj Kushawaha Maurya, former BJP MLC Harpal Saini, former BSP MLA Balram Saini, former BJP MLA Rajendra Pratap Singh, former Minister of State Vidrohi Maurya, former Chief Security Officer Padam Singh and former Congress MLA Bansi Singh Pahadiya joined the party. Another prominent OBC face in Uttar Pradesh, he too is likely to join the Samajwadi Party after Akhilesh Yadav tweeted a picture with Chauhan, much like he did with Maurya.

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India Today  

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Live Mint  

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Hindustan Times  

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Hindustan Times  

Samajwadi Party chief Akhilesh Yadav on Thursday said Aam Aadmi Party's “Jhaadu” would sweep away the Bharatiya Janata Party in the upcoming Delhi assembly election. Addressing a poll rally alongside AAP chief Arvind Kejriwal, Akhilesh Yadav urged people not to “waste” their votes and to defeat the BJP by supporting the ruling party in the February 5 election, with results …

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The Hindu  

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The Hindu  

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Hindustan Times  

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ABP News  

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India Today  

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Hindustan Times  

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Hindustan Times  

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Live Mint  

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India Today  

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The Hindu  

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Deccan Chronicle  

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India Today  

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Live Mint  

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The Hindu  

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Live Mint  

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

Hindustan Times  

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Hindustan Times  

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New Indian Express  

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Hindustan Times  

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New Indian Express  

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Hindustan Times  

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Hindustan Times  

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Hindustan Times  

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Hindustan Times  

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Hindustan Times  

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Former minister Babli, two others join BJP
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Former minister Babli, two others join BJP

Hindustan Times  

Former Haryana development and panchayat minister Devender Singh Babli, who resigned from all posts of the Jannayak Janta Party recently, his former colleague Sanjay Kablana and former Bhondsi jail superintendent Suneel Sangwan, joined BJP in New Delhi on Monday. Former JJP leaders Devender Singh Babli, Sunil Sangwan and Sanjay Kablana join the Bharatiya Janata Party in the presence of BJP …

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7 months, 1 week ago

Will leave BJP if not fielded from Rania, says Haryana power minister

Hindustan Times  

Haryana power minister Ranjit Singh Chautala on Tuesday asked the Bharatiya Janata Party to field him from the Rania assembly seat in Sirsa for the assembly polls, warning that he will part ways with the saffron party otherwise. Ranjit Singh Chautala Former deputy prime minister Devi Lal’s son, Ranjit Chautala, who won the 2019 assembly polls as an independent from …

UP Assembly bypolls: SP announces in-charges, including Shivpal Yadav, for 6 seats | Full list
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UP Assembly bypolls: SP announces in-charges, including Shivpal Yadav, for 6 seats | Full list

India TV News  

UP Assembly bypolls: For the upcoming Uttar Pradesh Assembly bypolls, the Samajwadi Party has announced in-charges for six out of the ten constituencies. Full list of in-charges Names of in-charges Assembly/District Shivpal Singh Yadav Katehari Awadhesh Prasad Milkipur Virendra Singh Majhawan Chandradev Yadav Karhal Indrajit Saroj Phulpur Rajendra Kumar Sisamau Assembly seats where byelections are going to be held Katehari …

Akhilesh Yadav's ‘unstable’ jab at Yogi Adityanath govt prompts Keshav Maurya's comeback
8 months, 2 weeks ago

Akhilesh Yadav's ‘unstable’ jab at Yogi Adityanath govt prompts Keshav Maurya's comeback

Hindustan Times  

Samajwadi Party president Akhilesh Yadav on Wednesday took a swipe at the Bharatiya Janata Party over reports of alleged infighting within its Uttar Pradesh unit. Samajwadi Party supremo and former chief minister of Uttar Pradesh Akhilesh Yadav on Wednesday claimed that the BJP government in the state is unstable and fighting among themselves. Uttar Pradesh deputy chief minister and BJP …

The resurgence of the Samajwadi Party
8 months, 2 weeks ago

The resurgence of the Samajwadi Party

The Hindu  

The Samajwadi Party, forged on October 4, 1992, by Mulayam Singh Yadav, arose from the shards of a schism within the Janata Dal. This coalition succeeded and Mr. Mulayam Singh Yadav became Chief Minister, marking the rise of backward caste politics in U.P. The 2017 Assembly elections were challenging, with the SP winning only 47 seats amid internal strife, most …

AAP Chhatarpur MLA Kartar Singh Tanwar, former Delhi minister Raaj Kumar Anand join BJP
8 months, 3 weeks ago

AAP Chhatarpur MLA Kartar Singh Tanwar, former Delhi minister Raaj Kumar Anand join BJP

India TV News  

New Delhi: Aam Aadmi Party Chhatarpur MLA Kartar Singh Tanwar and former Delhi minister Raaj Kumar Anand on Wednesday joined the Bharatiya Janata Party in the national capital. Raaj Kumar Anand left AAP in April Anand, who hails from the Dalit community, was a minister in the government led by Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal. Ahead of the Lok Sabha elections, …

Will Samajwadi Party field its Faizabad winner’s son in Uttar Pradesh assembly bypoll?
9 months ago

Will Samajwadi Party field its Faizabad winner’s son in Uttar Pradesh assembly bypoll?

Hindustan Times  

The Samajwadi Party is likely to field its newly elected Faizabad MP Awadhesh Prasad’s son Ajit Prasad to defend the Milkipur assembly seat for which a bypoll is expected to be held along with nine other assembly seats later this year. Awadhesh created a political sensation of sorts by winning the Faizabad Lok Sabha seat in Ayodhya district by defeating …

Elected as MP, BJP’sBiduri resigns as LoP in Delhi House
9 months, 1 week ago

Elected as MP, BJP’sBiduri resigns as LoP in Delhi House

Hindustan Times  

Bharatiya Janata Party leader Ramvir Singh Bidhuri resigned as the leader of the opposition as well as a member of the Delhi assembly on Tuesday, following his election as the Lok Sabha member of Parliament from the South Delhi constituency. Ramvir Singh Bidhuri The development leaves the LoP position vacant, for which a race among the BJP MLAs in the …

Akhilesh resigns from Karhal assembly seat in UP after election from Kannauj in Lok Sabha polls
9 months, 2 weeks ago

Akhilesh resigns from Karhal assembly seat in UP after election from Kannauj in Lok Sabha polls

New Indian Express  

LUCKNOW: Samajwadi Party chief Akhilesh Yadav, on Wednesday, officially quit Karhal Assembly seat which he had been representing in UP Assembly since 2022 by forwarding his resignation to the assembly Speaker Satish Mahana. The SP chief has decided retain Kannauj Lok Sabha constituency which he won in recently concluded General Election starting a fresh innings in national politics. With Akhilesh's …

Will leave Karhal assembly seat soon, says Akhilesh Yadav
9 months, 2 weeks ago

Will leave Karhal assembly seat soon, says Akhilesh Yadav

Deccan Chronicle  

Etawah : Samajwadi Party chief Akhilesh Yadav said on Tuesday that he will have to leave one of the two seats he holds, and will be resigning from Uttar Pradesh's Karhal Assembly seat. Akhilesh Yadav, who won the Kannauj Lok Sabha constituency, also holds the Karhal assembly seat. So I will inform you about leaving the seat of Vidhan Sabha …

Akhilesh Yadav to retain Kannauj Lok Sabha seat, resign as MLA from UP's Karhal
9 months, 2 weeks ago

Akhilesh Yadav to retain Kannauj Lok Sabha seat, resign as MLA from UP's Karhal

India TV News  

Samajwadi Party chief Akhilesh Yadav has announced that he will continue as Member of Parliament from Kannauj Lok Sabha seat and resign as MLA from Uttar Pradesh's Karhal Assembly seat. The former UP chief minister contested Lok Sabha election from party's stronghold seat Kannauj and won the polls with a good margin. Rajendra Chaudhary, the Samajwadi Party's chief spokesperson, said, …

Uttar Pradesh election results: Regional party that delivered the most shocking defeat of Modi’s political career
9 months, 3 weeks ago

Uttar Pradesh election results: Regional party that delivered the most shocking defeat of Modi’s political career

The Independent  

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