Why UP's opposition parties are steering clear of Owaisi
3 years, 5 months ago

Why UP's opposition parties are steering clear of Owaisi

India Today  

With the assembly election due in Uttar Pradesh in 2022, the political game of alliances has begun. At the same time, by winning some seats, Owaisi will emerge as a new participant in the Muslim vote bank.” In 2019, the SP and the BSP had fought the general election together. Muslims constitute 19 per cent of UP’s total population, yet Muslim candidates won only under 10 per cent of the state’s 80 Lok Sabha seats. Says Hindvi, “In the 2019 Lok Sabha election, the SP and BSP alliance got a one-sided Muslim vote. Shaukat Ali, president of the AIMIM’s state unit, says, “The party has selected those hundred assembly seats in the state where the Muslim population is more than 20 per cent.

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Why Samajwadi Party-Congress rift has a whiff of deeper fractures
2 weeks ago

Why Samajwadi Party-Congress rift has a whiff of deeper fractures

India Today  

The alliance between the Samajwadi Party and the Congress, crucial to the Opposition INDIA bloc, appears to be under strain. Bitter over seat-sharing issues in assembly elections and uneasy about the Congress’s aggressive stance against industrialists like Gautam Adani, the Akhilesh Yadav-led SP has skipped key Congress-led protests in Parliament, raising questions about their unity. The tension emerges even as …

‘People are free to marry anyone’: How BSP chief Mayawati responded to expulsion reports
2 weeks, 3 days ago

‘People are free to marry anyone’: How BSP chief Mayawati responded to expulsion reports

Hindustan Times  

Bahujan Samaj Party chief Mayawati denied reports that a leader was expelled from the party for his son’s marriage to the daughter of an Samajwadi Party legislator, saying that her party members are free to marry people from any party and personal decisions should not be influenced by party affiliations. Surendra Sagar, BSP's Rampur district president recently had his son …

Mayawati Refutes Reports Of Expelling Party Leader Over Son Marrying Daughter Of SP MLA
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2 weeks, 3 days ago

Mayawati Refutes Reports Of Expelling Party Leader Over Son Marrying Daughter Of SP MLA

ABP News  

Lucknow, Dec 7 BSP chief Mayawati has refuted reports that a leader was expelled from the party for getting his son married to the daughter of an SP legislator. Bahujan Samaj Party's Rampur district unit president Surendra Sagar's son recently tied the knot with the daughter of Samajwadi Party MLA from Alapur in Ambedkar Nagar district Tribhuvan Dutt. In a …

‘Fake voting’: BSP to not contest any bypolls
1 month ago

‘Fake voting’: BSP to not contest any bypolls

Hindustan Times  

Bahujan Samaj Party chief Mayawati on Sunday announced that her party would refrain from contesting bypolls across the country, accusing the the Bharatiya Janata Party -ruled Uttar Pradesh government of indulging in fake voting through electronic voting machines. BSP failed to win any seats Addressing a press conference, Mayawati claimed, “After the bypoll results were declared, there has been widespread …

No hope of SP coming to power till 2047: UP Dy CM Keshav Prasad Maurya
1 month ago

No hope of SP coming to power till 2047: UP Dy CM Keshav Prasad Maurya

Deccan Chronicle  

Lucknow: The Samajwadi Party is not expected to come to power in Uttar Pradesh till 2047, Deputy Chief Minister Keshav Prasad Maurya said on Sunday, taking a dig at the opposition party chief Akhilesh Yadav over its dismal performance in the assembly bypolls. Referring to the Samajwadi Party's PDA formula, Maurya, in a post on X, said, "The SP's fake …

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

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

India Today  

Samajwadi Party chief Akhilesh Yadav held the BJP-led Uttar Pradesh government responsible after tensions flared up in Sambhal district over a mosque survey. Akhilesh Yadav also alleged that the violence was premeditated to stifle debates on election irregularities, asserting, "This was a calculated strategy to avoid scrutiny of the election process". Highlighting alleged voter suppression during the UP bypolls, the …

Keeping up with UP: Is politics in Uttar Pradesh turning bipolar?
1 month ago

Keeping up with UP: Is politics in Uttar Pradesh turning bipolar?

Hindustan Times  

Elections in Uttar Pradesh are turning bipolar and are now fought between two coalitions led by the Bhartiya Janata Party and the Samajwadi Party, compelling smaller parties to ride piggyback on either of the two ideological combinations, which have vertically divided the state. Since 2014, a resurgent BJP and the unswerving SP have been on a growth trajectory, both in …

Yavatmal Election 2024 Results Live: Wani, Ralegaon, Arni & other constituencies counting begins soon
1 month ago

Yavatmal Election 2024 Results Live: Wani, Ralegaon, Arni & other constituencies counting begins soon

Hindustan Times  

Yavatmal Election 2024 Results Live: The Election Commission is announcing results for Wani, Ralegaon, Yavatmal, Digras, Arni, Pusad, Umarkhed seats in Yavatmal district of Maharashtra today. Maharashtra has been in a state of political flux since the last assembly elections in 2019, marked by significant splits in key parties, including the Shiv Sena in 2022 and the NCP in 2023. …

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

After Haryana, Jharkhand, BSP to contest Delhi assembly elections alone
1 month ago

After Haryana, Jharkhand, BSP to contest Delhi assembly elections alone

New Indian Express  

LUCKNOW: Undeterred by its poor show in Haryana Assembly polls and with the Jharkhand results still to be announced, the Bahujan Samaj Party is set to contest the Delhi assembly elections all by itself without being a part of any alliance. As per the party insiders, BSP’s Delhi unit has started the groundwork for the elections set for February 2025. …

'Ram Ya Rozgaar?': The Real Winners & Losers of the 2024 Lok Sabha Elections
1 month, 1 week ago

'Ram Ya Rozgaar?': The Real Winners & Losers of the 2024 Lok Sabha Elections

The Quint  

The grey-haired Prasad was no political novice but a nine-time MLA. He was then a young political activist, a self-confessed ‘chela’ of the former Prime Minister and Lok Dal leader Chaudhary Charan Singh. Such was his devotion to his mentor that he could not attend his father’s last rites as he was away in Amethi during the 1981 by-polls in …

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

Maharashtra polls: How small parties can shape the big picture this election
1 month, 1 week ago

Maharashtra polls: How small parties can shape the big picture this election

Hindustan Times  

MUMBAI: ‘Small’ may turn out to be bigger than expected in these elections, where more than 15 parties are contesting with almost no hope of clinching major victories. Parties whose presence is particularly limited are the Azad Samaj Party, which is contesting 40 seats; the Asaduddin Owaisi-led All India Majlis-e-Ittehadul Muslimeen 16 seats; and the Hitendra Thakur-led Bahujan Vikas Aghadi …

Hindu-Muslim unity essential for India, says SP leader at Mumbai rally
1 month, 1 week ago

Hindu-Muslim unity essential for India, says SP leader at Mumbai rally

Hindustan Times  

Mumbai: In response to Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath's slogan "Batenge toh katenge", Samajwadi Party's Leader of Opposition Mata Prasad Pandey emphasised Hindu-Muslim unity during a rally in Mumbai's Saki Naka area on Tuesday. Speaking to a gathering in the demographically diverse neighbourhood, which has a significant Muslim and north Indian population, Pandey said, "Hindu-Muslim are two hands of …

PM to address nine election rallies across Maharashtra, starting today
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1 month, 2 weeks ago

PM to address nine election rallies across Maharashtra, starting today

The Hindu  

Prime Minister Narendra Modi will address nine rallies over a week in Maharashtra as part of the BJP’s campaign effort for the State Assembly polls. The State Bharatiya Janata Party said in a statement on Thursday that the PM will also hold a roadshow in Pune on November 12. Modi will then address rallies on November 14 at three places …

Samajwadi Party fields seven candidates in Maharashtra amidst rift with MVA
1 month, 2 weeks 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 …

Mayawati's BSP to Focus on Upper Caste Votes in Upcoming Bypolls
1 month, 3 weeks ago

Mayawati's BSP to Focus on Upper Caste Votes in Upcoming Bypolls

The Hindu  

The Bahujan Samaj Party (BSP) is set to play spoilsport in the upcoming byelections, aiming to disrupt the National Democratic Alliance (NDA) and Indian National Congress (INC) dominance in Uttar Pradesh. The party has fielded four upper caste candidates in four seats, hoping to combine its core Scheduled Caste vote bank with that of the caste of the candidate to …

SP Chief Calls for Unity Against Mahayuti in Maharashtra Assembly Elections
1 month, 3 weeks ago

SP Chief Calls for Unity Against Mahayuti in Maharashtra Assembly Elections

New Indian Express  

Maharashtra Chief Minister Akhilesh Yadav called for unity against the Mahayuti alliance in the upcoming assembly elections. He criticized the BJP's negative politics and vowed to defeat the alliance's enemies. Yadav's party, the Samajwadi Party, won two seats in the last elections and is seeking a bigger share of the seat-sharing talks. His speech is seen as a challenge to …

BSP Announces Candidates for 8 Assembly Seats in Uttar Pradesh
2 months ago

BSP Announces Candidates for 8 Assembly Seats in Uttar Pradesh

India TV News  

The Bahujan Samaj Party (BSP) has announced candidates for eight of the nine assembly seats in Uttar Pradesh where bypolls will be held on November 13. The party has given tickets to Amit Verma, Jitendra Kumar Singh, Shahnazar, Virendra Kumar Shukla, Dr Avinash Kumar Shakya, Rafatullah, Parmanand Garg, and Deepak Tiwari.

Yogi Adityanath hits back at Akhilesh Yadav's 'bulldozer' threat for Gorakhpur: ‘Tipu trying to become Sultan’
3 months, 2 weeks ago

Yogi Adityanath hits back at Akhilesh Yadav's 'bulldozer' threat for Gorakhpur: ‘Tipu trying to become Sultan’

Hindustan Times  

A fierce war of words has erupted between Uttar Pradesh chief minister Yogi Adityanath and Samajwadi Party chief Akhilesh Yadav over the controversial use of bulldozers against individuals accused of crimes in the state. Samajwadi Party president Akhilesh Yadav and Uttar Pradesh chief minister Yogi Adityanath. The spat began when Akhilesh Yadav, addressing party workers on Tuesday, declared that if …

Winning Over Anti-BJP Vote Bank, Focus on Rahul Gandhi: 3 Reasons Why Congress is Keen on Haryana Alliance With AAP
3 months, 2 weeks 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 Elections: INLD Announces 7 More Candidates, Confirms Alliance With BSP
3 months, 3 weeks ago

Haryana Elections: INLD Announces 7 More Candidates, Confirms Alliance With BSP

ABP News  

Chandigarh: Indian National Lok Dal's Haryana unit president Rampal Majra will contest the October 5 assembly polls from Kalayat in Kaithal district as former chief minister Om Prakash Chautala led party on Sunday announced the names of seven more candidates. The Indian National Lok Dal is contesting the polls in an alliance with the Bahujan Samaj Party, which had recently …

Mayawati unanimously re-elected BSP president
3 months, 3 weeks ago

Mayawati unanimously re-elected BSP president

The Hindu  

Mayawati, the former four-time Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister, has been unanimously re-elected the Bahujan Samaj Party national president at a special meeting on Tuesday. Ms. Mayawati thanked the party for giving her responsibility and added that despite recent electoral defeats, the BSP is pursuing the goal of ‘Bahujan Hitaye and Bahujan Sukhaye’. It is stoutly pursuing the goal and welfare …

Mayawati slams Congress, SP; dismisses alliance speculation
3 months, 4 weeks ago

Mayawati slams Congress, SP; dismisses alliance speculation

Hindustan Times  

Bahujan Samaj Party chief Mayawati on Sunday slammed Congress’ Samvidhan Samman Sammelan organised in Prayagraj on Saturday and called upon her supporters to be cautious of the double standards in thinking, behaviour, and character of the grand old party and its alliance partner, Samajwadi Party. After SP chief Akhilesh Yadav on Saturday attacked the BJP over the derisive and derogatory …

BSP Supremo Mayawati slams Congress and Samajwadi Party, denies any alliance with them in future
3 months, 4 weeks ago

BSP Supremo Mayawati slams Congress and Samajwadi Party, denies any alliance with them in future

Op India  

Targeting the Congress and Samajwadi Party over reservations, Bahujan Samaj Party supremo Mayawati on Sunday called both parties ‘anti-reservation’ and ruled out any future alliance with them. In a series of posts on X, Mayawati said that the followers of Baba Saheb, Dr. Bhimrao Ambedkar, will never forgive the Congress Party for not honouring Baba Saheb, the chief architect of …

Maharashtra News: AIMIM ready to join hands with MVA to defeat BJP in assembly polls, says Imtiaz Jaleel
4 months ago

Maharashtra News: AIMIM ready to join hands with MVA to defeat BJP in assembly polls, says Imtiaz Jaleel

Live Mint  

Maharashtra News: The Asaduddin Owaisi-led AIMIM is is keen to join hands with the opposition Maha Vikas Aghadi alliance in Maharashtra to defeat the ruling Bharatiya Janata Party in the upcoming elections, party leader Imtiaz Jaleel has said. "We had said this during the Lok Sabha elections and we are giving an offer to the MVA again to join hands …

How Mayawati is trying to win back Dalit, backward caste vote base
4 months, 1 week 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 …

‘Delhi to gaccha diya’: Akhilesh Yadav counters Yogi Adityanath's jab at uncle Shivpal
4 months, 3 weeks ago

‘Delhi to gaccha diya’: Akhilesh Yadav counters Yogi Adityanath's jab at uncle Shivpal

Hindustan Times  

Samajwadi Party chief Akhilesh Yadav on Tuesday hit back at Uttar Pradesh chief minister Yogi Adityanath over the latter's remark on his uncle Shivpal Yadav not getting the leader of opposition in state assembly. UP CM Yogi Adityanath and Samajwadi Party chief Akhilesh Yadav. Responding to Adityanath, Akhilesh Yadav said"Maine dhoka nhi diya, unhone Delhi ko dhokha diya hai. SP …

Akhilesh Yadav takes ‘pawn’ dig at Keshav Maurya amid speculations of rift in UP BJP, deputy CM hits back
4 months, 4 weeks ago

Akhilesh Yadav takes ‘pawn’ dig at Keshav Maurya amid speculations of rift in UP BJP, deputy CM hits back

Hindustan Times  

Samajwadi Party president and former Uttar Pradesh chief minister Akhilesh Yadav on Friday took a dig at the Bharatiya Janata Party over the speculated rift in the party's Uttar Pradesh unit, reported PTI. Samajwadi Party president Akhilesh Yadav and UP's deputy chief minister Keshav Prasad Maurya. Talking to reporters in Lucknow, Yadav said that he had heard that UP's deputy …

Akhilesh Yadav's ‘unstable’ jab at Yogi Adityanath govt prompts Keshav Maurya's comeback
5 months, 1 week 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
5 months, 1 week 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 …

Slew of AAP leaders, including MLA and councillor, join BJP
5 months, 2 weeks 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 …

Ex-BSP MP Haji Fazlur Rehman joins SP
5 months, 2 weeks ago

Ex-BSP MP Haji Fazlur Rehman joins SP

Hindustan Times  

Former Bahujan Samaj Party MP from Uttar Pradesh’s Saharanpur Haji Fazlur Rehman joined the Samajwadi Party at a programme organised in the SP state unit office on Thursday. SP president Akhilesh Yadav inducting former BSP MP Haji Fazlur Rehman into the party fold in Lucknow on July 4. Welcoming Rehman into the SP fold, party’s national president Akhilesh Yadav said …

Buoyed by Lok Sabha success, Akhilesh eyes national politics
6 months, 1 week ago

Buoyed by Lok Sabha success, Akhilesh eyes national politics

Hindustan Times  

LUCKNOW: After dealing a blow to the Bhartiya Janta Party-led National Democratic Alliance in the 2024 Lok Sabha election in Uttar Pradesh, Samajwadi Party chief Akhilesh Yadav has decided to transition to national politics. Samajwadi Party chief Akhilesh Yadav Yadav has resigned from the Karhal assembly seat, which he won in the 2022 assembly election, and decided to continue as …

Bhim Army chief Chandra Shekhar Azad’s victory in Nagina has stirred the pot of Bahujan politics in Uttar Pradesh
6 months, 2 weeks 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 …

PDA formula scripts success for SP in Braj region
6 months, 2 weeks ago

PDA formula scripts success for SP in Braj region

Hindustan Times  

Agra Stepping out of the counting centre in Kasganj on Tuesday, BJP candidate Rajveer Singh alias Raju Bhaiya said he would analyse the reasons which led to his defeat in Etah, a constituency considered capital of Lodh voters, who comprise 16 % of total voters. PDA successfully worked for Akhilesh Yadav It might be a routine reaction from a defeated …

Muslims Failed to Understand BSP: Mayawati After Defeat
6 months, 2 weeks ago

Muslims Failed to Understand BSP: Mayawati After Defeat

Deccan Chronicle  

Lucknow: After scoring a zilch in the Lok Sabha polls, Bahujan Samaj Party president Mayawati on Wednesday said that despite the party gave it a "proper representation" in elections, the Muslim community is not able to understand the BSP. Mayawati in a statement said that her party will do a "deep analysis" of the trouncing and will take whatever steps …

Uttar Pradesh Election Results 2024: U.P.’s western region proved to be the wind vane of the State
6 months, 2 weeks 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 …

How SP managed to stun BJP in Uttar Pradesh despite Ram Temple hype
6 months, 2 weeks ago

How SP managed to stun BJP in Uttar Pradesh despite Ram Temple hype

Hindustan Times  

The road to Delhi passes through Lucknow. Samajwadi Party chief Akhilesh Yadav with Awadhesh Prasad, the party candidate from Faizabad Lok Sabha constituency, during the election campaign rally in Ayodhya. The opposition INDIA bloc is leading in 43 Lok Sabha seats, whereas BJP is ahead in 34 seats in Uttar Pradesh, as per the data at 8 pm. The party …

Akhilesh Yadav: What the next five years hold for key leaders
6 months, 2 weeks ago

Akhilesh Yadav: What the next five years hold for key leaders

Hindustan Times  

If there is one leader who learnt the right lessons from BJP’s Hindi heartland success over the past decade, and managed to reshape his own party based on the success of its rival, it is Akhilesh Yadav. In 2019, Yadav joined hands with his arch rival, Mayawati; yet, the BJP managed to comfortably win over 60 seats from the state. …

Samajwadi Party registers best-ever performance in Lok Sabha elections
6 months, 2 weeks ago

Samajwadi Party registers best-ever performance in Lok Sabha elections

Hindustan Times  

Former chief minister Akhilesh Yadav-led Samajwadi Party has registered its best performance in the Lok Sabha elections, winning or leading on 38 of the 80 seats in Uttar Pradesh after a string of electoral reverses since 2017. The SP, which increased its tally seven-fold, won 35 seats in 2004 when SP founder Mulayam Singh Yadav headed the government in Uttar …

Election results 2024 | Samajwadi Party makes comeback in Uttar Pradesh as INDIA bloc leads over NDA
6 months, 2 weeks ago

Election results 2024 | Samajwadi Party makes comeback in Uttar Pradesh as INDIA bloc leads over NDA

The Hindu  

The Samajwadi Party and Congress of the INDIA bloc are leading in 34 and 7 Lok Sabha seats in Uttar Pradesh, the Election Commission's data for polls to the 80 parliamentary constituencies showed. Among the prominent leaders who have taken comfortable leads over their rivals is Prime Minister Narendra Modi in Varanasi, Defence Minister Rajnath Singh in Lucknow, Samajwadi Party …

Uttar Pradesh Election Results 2024: Mayawati’s BSP performance in Uttar Pradesh
6 months, 2 weeks ago

Uttar Pradesh Election Results 2024: Mayawati’s BSP performance in Uttar Pradesh

The Hindu  

Staring at one of its worst electoral defeats from Uttar Pradesh, the Bahujan Samaj Party is trailing behind in all 80 Lok Sabha seats in Uttar Pradesh. Uttar Pradesh Election Results 2024 LIVE updates For constituency-wise real-time updates, visit our Election Results page | Follow the election results live updates At 3.00 pm, Samajwadi Party candidates were leading on 36 …

5 things about Akhilesh Yadav’s SP and its ‘unexpected’ performance in UP
6 months, 2 weeks ago

5 things about Akhilesh Yadav’s SP and its ‘unexpected’ performance in UP

Firstpost  

The better than expected showing by Akhilesh Yadav-led Samajwadi Party in Uttar Pradesh has surprised many, at least those who were expecting the results to mirror exit poll predictions As per the current trends, the Samajwadi Party-led INDIA bloc has managed to edge out the BJP in the crucial heartland state of Uttar Pradesh. A surprise : The better than …

In final Purvanchal bout, BJP aims for big win on Modi-Yogi turfs
6 months, 3 weeks ago

In final Purvanchal bout, BJP aims for big win on Modi-Yogi turfs

Hindustan Times  

Propelled by the Modi and Yogi factors, the Bharatiya Janata Party is aiming for complete domination in the 13 seats going to polls in the seventh and final phase of the 2024 Lok Sabha election on Saturday. Among the key NDA candidates, Prime Minister Narendra Modi is contesting from Varanasi, Union minister for heavy industries Mahendra Nath Pandey from Chandauli, …

Kushinagar: BJP eyeing a hat-trick in land of Buddha’s Mahaparinirvana
6 months, 3 weeks ago

Kushinagar: BJP eyeing a hat-trick in land of Buddha’s Mahaparinirvana

Hindustan Times  

KUSHINAGAR: In the land of Buddha’s Mahaparinirvana, the Bharatiya Janata Party is aiming for a third consecutive victory in the 2024 Lok Sabha election, while the Samajwadi Party is striving to secure a maiden win in a seat it has repeatedly failed to capture despite the sizable presence of its core support base—Muslims and Yadavs. The Samajwadi Party has fielded …

Keeping up with UP | PDA has helped SP dilute the controversial M-Y factor
7 months ago

Keeping up with UP | PDA has helped SP dilute the controversial M-Y factor

Hindustan Times  

Ahead of the 2024 Lok Sabha elections, the Samajwadi Party national president Akhilesh Yadav often spoke about the party’s ‘PDA strategy to defeat the NDA.’ Not many understood its political significance until it started creating a buzz. Politically, minorities largely owed allegiance to SP, Dalits to the Bahujan Samaj Party, the non-Yadav OBCs to the ruling Bhartiya Janata Party In …

Akhilesh can’t see beyond family: Mayawati
7 months, 2 weeks ago

Akhilesh can’t see beyond family: Mayawati

Hindustan Times  

Kanpur: Bahujan Samaj Party president Mayawati on Thursday launched a scathing attack on the Samajwadi Party, alleging that it did not field a Muslim candidate from Kannauj as it could not see beyond SP president Akhilesh Yadav’s family. The BSP chief asked the deprived sections, including the dalits and Muslims, to not cast a single vote for Yadav’s party in …

Limit of aunt, nephew politics
7 months, 2 weeks ago

Limit of aunt, nephew politics

Hindustan Times  

Six months after she anointed her nephew Akash Anand as her successor, Bahujan Samaj Party Mayawati on Tuesday declared that she was divesting him of the post of national coordinator in the “larger interest of the party and the movement”. He also ceases to be her political successor, at least until he attains “full maturity”, as per the BSP supremo’s …

Elections 2024 May 8 highlights: Sam Pitroda’s racist remarks reflects mindset, attitude of Rahul Gandhi’s mentor: Sitharaman
7 months, 2 weeks ago

Elections 2024 May 8 highlights: Sam Pitroda’s racist remarks reflects mindset, attitude of Rahul Gandhi’s mentor: Sitharaman

The Hindu  

Launching an attack on the Congress, Prime Minister Narendra Modi has alleged that the Congress party stopped its bitter criticism of Ambani and Adani ever since the Lok Sabha election notification was announced. They resorted to non-stop rhetoric against the Bharatiya Janata Party citing the names of “five industrialists” spreading false narratives in the last five years, he charged. In …

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