Drawing flak, Dimple tones down ‘support’ to Nitish’s comments
1 year, 1 month ago

Drawing flak, Dimple tones down ‘support’ to Nitish’s comments

Hindustan Times  

After drawing flak for apparently supporting Bihar chief minister Nitish Kumar’s recent controversial statement on population control, Samajwadi Party’s Mainpuri MP Dimple Yadav attempted to tone down her statement on Friday. Uttar Pradesh deputy chief minister Keshav Prasad Maurya, who was in Jhansi while on way to campaign for the BJP in Madhya Pradesh assembly polls, hit out at Dimple Yadav. Bihar chief minister Nitish Kumar on Wednesday apologised for his remark on population control and said: “I apologise and I take back my word.” Speaking in the Bihar assembly on Tuesday, Nitish sparked a controversy by stressing the importance of education among women to control population. Dimple Yadav, who is campaigning for the party in Madhya Pradesh assembly polls, addressed a public rally in Pichore assembly constituency on Thursday and held roadshows in Nivadi and Prithvipur on Friday.

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Lalu takes swipe at CM’s yatra; BJP, JD(U) hit back calling remarks ‘lewd’

Hindustan Times  

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Lalu Yadav's remark on Nitish Kumar's ‘Mahila Samvad Yatra’ stirs row, BJP says ‘chhi!’
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Lalu Yadav's remark on Nitish Kumar's ‘Mahila Samvad Yatra’ stirs row, BJP says ‘chhi!’

Hindustan Times  

Rashtriya Janata Dal president Lalu Yadav stoked controversy over his remarks on Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar's proposed statewide tour 'Mahila Samvad Yatra', with the the Bharatiya Janata Party and the Janata Dal terming the remarks to be insulting to women. Rashtriya Janata Dal chief Lalu Prasad When asked about JD supremo and Bihar CM Nitish Kumar embark on 'Mahila …

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Lalu Prasad takes vulgar jibe at Nitish Kumar's women's rally: 'Nain sekhne jaa rahe hain'

India TV News  

RJD chief Lalu Yadav on Tuesday courted a controversy after he made a sexist remark at Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar’s Mahila Samwad Yatra. This remark came as Nitish Kumar announced plans to launch the Mahila Samwad Yatra, a state initiative aimed at directly engaging with women. Bihar CM Nitish Kumar is going to have a conversation with the women …

Go back to poll stations if you’re sent away: Dimple
1 month ago

Go back to poll stations if you’re sent away: Dimple

Hindustan Times  

On the final day of campaigning for the by-election in the Sisamau assembly constituency, Dimple Yadav, the member of parliament from Mainpuri, conducted a roadshow in support of Samajwadi Party candidate Naseem Solanki. Samajwadi Party MP Dimple Yadav with party candidate Naseem Solanki during a roadshow ahead of Sisamau Assembly seat by-elections, in Kanpur on Monday During the event, Dimple …

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Yogi vs Akhilesh Showdown: A Battle for Uttar Pradesh's Future

Hindustan Times  

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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 …

'No Help To Yadavs, Muslims': Devesh Thakur, MP From Nitish Kumar's JD-U, Stirs Row With Remark
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'No Help To Yadavs, Muslims': Devesh Thakur, MP From Nitish Kumar's JD-U, Stirs Row With Remark

ABP News  

JD-U MP Devesh Chandra Thakur has stirred up a political row with his remarks on the Yadav and Muslim communities in his constituency — Sitamarhi. Thakur, who recently won the Sitamarhi Lok Sabha seat, said he was disappointed over the fact that he didn't receive votes from Muslims and Yadavs, groups that are traditionally aligned with Lalu Prasad Yadav's RJD, …

Election results 2024: Akhilesh, Dimple Yadav leading from Kannauj and Mainpuri, show early trends
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Election results 2024: Akhilesh, Dimple Yadav leading from Kannauj and Mainpuri, show early trends

Hindustan Times  

Akhilesh Yadav, the chief of the Samajwadi Party, and his wife Dimple Yadav were leading from Uttar Pradesh’ Kannauj and Mainpuri Lok Sabha constituencies respectively in early election trends on Tuesday. Yadav, former chief minister of Uttar Pradesh, which sends 80 members to the lower house of Parliament, first won the Kannauj Lok Sabha seat in 2000 and later represented …

Mainpuri Lok Sabha elections 2024: Dimple Yadav vs Thakur Jaiveer Singh vs Shiv Prasad Yadav
8 months ago

Mainpuri Lok Sabha elections 2024: Dimple Yadav vs Thakur Jaiveer Singh vs Shiv Prasad Yadav

India TV News  

Lok Sabha Elections 2024:: The Mainpuri parliamentary seat is witnessing intense competition ahead of the 2024 Lok Sabha elections, with both the Bharatiya Janata Party and the Bahujan Samaj Party vying for a win. Following the demise of Mulayam Singh Yadav on October 10, 2022, Dimple Yadav was fielded as his successor in the Mainpuri Lok Sabha seat, where she …

SP’s Aditya, Akshay file papers; Dimple Yadav’s turn today
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SP’s Aditya, Akshay file papers; Dimple Yadav’s turn today

Hindustan Times  

LUCKNOW Samajwadi Party candidates, Aditya Yadav and Akshay Yadav on Monday, filed their nomination papers from the Budaun and Firozabad Lok Sabha seats, respectively. Mainpuri MP Dimple Yadav’s nomination event is likely to be a grand one. Aditya, who replaced his father Shivpal Yadav on this seat as the SP candidate, filed papers in the presence of former Badaun MP …

UP minister Jaiveer Thakur to take on Dimple Yadav in Mainpuri: BJP's 10th list
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UP minister Jaiveer Thakur to take on Dimple Yadav in Mainpuri: BJP's 10th list

India Today  

The BJP on Wednesday announced its 10th list of candidates for the Lok Sabha elections, pitting Uttar Pradesh Minister Jaiveer Singh Thakur against Samajwadi Party chief Akhilesh Yadav's wife Dimple Yadav from Mainpuri. A lawyer, Tripathi is the son of former Uttar Pradesh Assembly speaker and West Bengal ex-governor Kesari Nath Tripathi. Paras Nath Rai will contest on a BJP …

Tejashwi Yadav questions BJP over dynastic politics ahead of Modi rally
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Tejashwi Yadav questions BJP over dynastic politics ahead of Modi rally

Hindustan Times  

Ahead of Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s first election rally in Bihar at Jamui on Thursday, Rashtriya Janata Dal leader Tejashwi Yadav questioned the Bharatiya Janata Party over dynastic politics. Yadav said Arun Bharti, BJP-led National Democratic Alliance candidate from Jamui, is the brother-in-law-of Lok Janshakti Party chief Chirag Paswan and son of former legislator Jyoti. The BJP has attacked RJD …

Bihar: Tejashwi Yadav Launches 'Jan Vishwas Yatra', Trains Guns At CM Nitish And BJP In Rallies
10 months ago

Bihar: Tejashwi Yadav Launches 'Jan Vishwas Yatra', Trains Guns At CM Nitish And BJP In Rallies

ABP News  

RJD leader Tejashwi Yadav initiated the 'Jan Vishwas Yatra' on Tuesday, directing his criticism towards Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar, accusing him of leading the state "without any vision" and frequently changing alliance partners without valid reasons. Addressing consecutive rallies in Muzaffarpur, Sitamarhi, and Sheohar on the first day of the yatra, which is scheduled to conclude on March 1, …

Watch: With smile on face, Nitish Kumar meets Lalu Yadav and Tejashwi at Bihar Assembly
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Watch: With smile on face, Nitish Kumar meets Lalu Yadav and Tejashwi at Bihar Assembly

India TV News  

Patna: Days after Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar ditched the Mahagathbandhan and sided with the Bharatiya Janata Party, the former was seen exchanging pleasantries with Rashtriya Janata Dal chief Lalu Prasad Yadav and former Deputy CM Tejashwi Yadav at Bihar Assembly. Lalu Yadav was accompanied by his wife and former Bihar Chief Minister Rabri Devi to the Vidhan Sabha secretariat …

MP: After Bihar, Mohan Visits UP to Woo Yadav Community
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MP: After Bihar, Mohan Visits UP to Woo Yadav Community

Deccan Chronicle  

Bhopal: After wooing Yadav community in Bihar to target vote bank of Rashtriya Janata Dal, Madhya Pradesh chief minister Mohan Yadav on Tuesday visited Azamgarh, considered the bastion of Samajwadi Party, in Uttar Pradesh to court the community in the Yadav-dominated region ahead of the general elections, due in April-May this year. Mr Yadav held three meetings of the party's …

Top news of the day: January 30, 2024
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Top news of the day: January 30, 2024

The Hindu  

All suspensions of MPs will be revoked: Parliamentary Affairs Minister Pralhad Joshi Parliamentary Affairs Minister Pralhad Joshi on January 30 said that the government has requested the presiding officers of the Lok Sabha and the Rajya Sabha to revoke the suspension of MPs who had been suspended during the winter session of Parliament. Within 36 hours, INS Sumitra thwarts another …

SP announces 16 candidates for Lok Sabha polls 2024, fields Dimple Yadav from Mainpuri
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SP announces 16 candidates for Lok Sabha polls 2024, fields Dimple Yadav from Mainpuri

India TV News  

The Akhilesh Yadav-led Samajwadi Party on Tuesday announced 16 candidates for the Lok Sabha polls 2024. List of all 16 candidates: Dimple Yadav, Akshay Yadav, Dharmendra Yadav, Shafiqur Rahman Barq, Devesh Shakya, Utkarsh Verma, Anand Bhadoria, Annu Tandon, Ravidas Mehrotra, Dr Naval Kishore Shakya, Raja Ram Pal, Shivshankar Singh Patel, Awadhesh Prasad, Kajal Nishad, Lalji Verma and Ram Prasad Chaudhary. …

UP bypolls: SP’s Dimple Yadav leading in family bastion at Mainpuri
2 years ago

UP bypolls: SP’s Dimple Yadav leading in family bastion at Mainpuri

Live Mint  

Counting of votes began today morning for Mainpuri parliamentary constituency, previously represented by Samajwadi Party founder Mulayam Singh Yadav. The counting started at 8 am and the results are likely to come in by the afternoon.In Mainpuri, SP president Akhilesh Yadav's wife Dimple Yadav is pitted against BJP's Raghuraj Singh Shakya, once a close associate of Shivpal Singh Yadav. In …

Bypolls 2022 HIGHLIGHTS
2 years ago

Bypolls 2022 HIGHLIGHTS

India TV News  

Bypolls 2022 : Polling on 1 Lok Sabha and, 6 Assembly seats including Rampur, Khatauli, Mainpuri, Sardarshahar, Padampur, Kurhani and Bhanupratappur across 5 states including Uttar Pradesh, Rajasthan, Odisha, Bihar and Chhattisgarh for bypoll elections has concluded. In Mainpuri, the main contest is between Mulayam Singh Yadav's Samajwadi Party and the Bhartiya Janta Party where SP has fielded Dimple Yadav, …

Yogi ‘pendulum’ remark, cutting Shivpal Yadav security prompts Akhilesh pushback
2 years ago

Yogi ‘pendulum’ remark, cutting Shivpal Yadav security prompts Akhilesh pushback

Hindustan Times  

As Mainpuri in Uttar Pradesh gears up to vote in the bypolls next week, a controversy has already erupted in the state over downgrading of Shivpal Yadav’s security. The Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister - who was in the Samajwadi Party stronghold on Monday - attacked Shivpal Yadav while campaigning in the Lok Sabha constituency; the seat was vacated following the …

Manipuri polls: SP leader Dimple Yadav addresses gathering, warns of 'crackdown' on party leaders
2 years ago

Manipuri polls: SP leader Dimple Yadav addresses gathering, warns of 'crackdown' on party leaders

India TV News  

Uttar Pradesh: In a statement made at a rally on Sunday, Samajwadi Party leader Dimple Yadav claimed that the BJP-led administration in Uttar Pradesh will crack down on local party leaders ahead of the by-election in Manipur and asked them to "not sleep at their homes" on the night before polling. Dimple, the wife of SP chief Akhilesh Yadav, has …

Dimple is my ‘bahu’, Shivpal tells Mainpuri voters
2 years ago

Dimple is my ‘bahu’, Shivpal tells Mainpuri voters

Hindustan Times  

Agra Pragatisheel Samajwadi Party president Shivpal Yadav, who seems to be enjoying his re-union with nephew and SP leader Akhilesh Yadav, on Saturday reiterated his commitment to ensure a historic win for Yadav family daughter-in-law Dimple Yadav. Addressing gatherings in Barnahal within Karhal assembly constituency seat, from where Akhilesh Yadav is MLA, he distanced himself from BJP candidate Raghjuraj Singh …

Mainpuri by-election 2022: Shivpal Yadav's emotional tweet to declare support for Dimple in crucial poll
2 years, 1 month ago

Mainpuri by-election 2022: Shivpal Yadav's emotional tweet to declare support for Dimple in crucial poll

India TV News  

Mainpuri by-election 2022: Ending days of speculation, Shivpal Yadav on Thursday posted an emotional tweet suggesting that all is well within the Yadav family and that he will back Dimple Yadav in the upcoming Mainpuri by-election. Dimple, Samajwadi Party chief Akhilesh Yadav's wife, is contesting the Mainpuri by-election which was necessitated after the death of party founder Mulayam Singh Yadav …

Samajwadi Party’s Dimple Yadav files nomination for Mainpuri Lok Sabha bypoll
2 years, 1 month ago

Samajwadi Party’s Dimple Yadav files nomination for Mainpuri Lok Sabha bypoll

The Hindu  

Samajwadi Party candidate for the Mainpuri parliamentary byelection, Dimple Yadav filed her nomination papers on Monday at the office of District Magistrate, Mainpuri. I am confident that the people of Mainpuri will give us full support and blessings in the election.” Before filing the nomination, the Yadavs and other SP leaders paid floral tribute to the late Mulayam Singh Yadav …

SP Candidate Dimple Yadav to File Nomination for Mainpuri Bypolls Monday
2 years, 1 month ago

SP Candidate Dimple Yadav to File Nomination for Mainpuri Bypolls Monday

News 18  

Samajwadi Party candidate for the Mainpuri Lok Sabha bypolls Dimple Yadav is likely to file her nomination papers on Monday, a senior party leader said. The 44-year-old wife of SP chief Akhilesh Yadav will file her nomination at the Mainpuri collectorate on Monday afternoon, Alok Shakya, district president of the Samajwadi Party’s Mainpuri district unit, told PTI. Akhilesh’s Karhal assembly …

UP by-elections: These BJP candidates may contest bypolls in Mainpuri, Rampur, Khatauli
2 years, 1 month ago

UP by-elections: These BJP candidates may contest bypolls in Mainpuri, Rampur, Khatauli

India TV News  

UP by-elections: The BJP has sent a panel of names to senior leaders in Delhi who can take on challenges in forthcoming by-elections in three UP districts Mainpuri, Rampur, and Khatauli. Mainpuri Lok Sabha seat has been electing Samajwadi Party candidates since 1996. Party leaders consider Dimple Yadav, the best option to protect the Mainpuri bastion in the wake of …

SP names Dimple Yadav as its candidate for Mainpuri byelection
2 years, 1 month ago

SP names Dimple Yadav as its candidate for Mainpuri byelection

The Hindu  

Samajwadi Party on Thursday announced the candidature of Dimple Yadav for the Mainpuri Parliamentary seat, which fell vacant after the demise of party’s founder Mulayam Singh Yadav. “The Samajwadi Party declares Dimple Yadav as the candidate for the Mainpuri bypoll,” reads a release issued by the State president Naresh Uttam Patel. By making Dimple, the daughter-in-law of late Mulayam Singh …

Byelection: Shouldering Father-in-law's Legacy, Dimple Yadav is SP Pick for Mulayam's Mainpuri
2 years, 1 month ago

Byelection: Shouldering Father-in-law's Legacy, Dimple Yadav is SP Pick for Mulayam's Mainpuri

News 18  

Dimple Yadav, a former MP and wife of Samajwadi Party chief Akhilesh Yadav, will return to the political arena after three years as she has been announced as the party candidate from Mainpuri Lok Sabha bypoll next month. The party has decided to keep its traditional seat within the family after the demise of the sitting MP and party patriarch …

Akhilesh Yadav and Samajwadi Party MLAs' mega march to UP Assembly | Pics
2 years, 3 months ago

Akhilesh Yadav and Samajwadi Party MLAs' mega march to UP Assembly | Pics

Hindustan Times  

Akhilesh Yadav and Samajwadi Party MLAs' mega march to UP Assembly | Pics The Samajwadi Party's protest march Monday to Lucknow's Vidhan Bhavan - the heart of the Uttar Pradesh Assembly - was halted by police who cited a lack of permission. Samajwadi Party leader and former chief minister Akhilesh Yadav sat in the middle of the road outisde his …

At JD(U)’s first virtual rally, Nitish lists govt’s achievements
4 years, 3 months ago

At JD(U)’s first virtual rally, Nitish lists govt’s achievements

The Hindu  

Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar on Monday listed his government’s achievements of the last 15 years and compared them with the 15-year regime of the previous “ pati-patni ” government. And RJD leader Tejashwi Yadav later challenged Mr. Kumar for a “logical debate any time, anywhere on facts and figures” and termed the virtual rally a “super-duper flop”. Mr. Kumar …

Defer Bihar poll, says Pappu Yadav
4 years, 5 months ago

Defer Bihar poll, says Pappu Yadav

The Hindu  

Jan Adhikar Party leader and four-time MP Rajesh Ranjan, alias Pappu Yadav, has demanded that the upcoming Bihar Assembly elections be deferred in view of the rising COVID-19 positive cases in the State. On Thursday, leader of the Opposition in State Assembly Tejashwi Yadav attacked Chief Minister Nitish Kumar for his failure to contain the COVID-19 pandemic in the State. …

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