Muslims made huge mistake by voting for Samajwadi Party: Mayawati
2 years, 8 months ago

Muslims made huge mistake by voting for Samajwadi Party: Mayawati

India TV News  

BSP chief Mayawati on Tuesday claimed the Muslims made a "huge mistake" by voting for the Samajwadi Party which she accused of being "complicit with the BJP in giving communal colour" to the Uttar Pradesh Assembly polls. In a tweet in Hindi on Tuesday, the BSP supremo said, "The internal complicity of the SP and BJP in Uttar Pradesh is widely known." "They created an atmosphere of fear by making the assembly elections a Hindu-Muslim affair which especially misled the Muslim society and it made a huge mistake of voting unilaterally for the SP. Soon after the results, Mayawati had claimed the "fear of 'jungle raj' returning" in the state if the Samajwadi Party emerged victorious made BSP supporters shift to the BJP.

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The Future of Dalit Politics in Uttar Pradesh: Mayawati’s Decline and Azad’s Emergence Lays A Shaky Ground
4 days, 14 hours ago

The Future of Dalit Politics in Uttar Pradesh: Mayawati’s Decline and Azad’s Emergence Lays A Shaky Ground

The Hindu  

Published : Dec 19, 2024 16:28 IST - 5 MINS READ Dalit politics in Uttar Pradesh is at crossroads. Though Azad has asserted that his party will contest all seats in the 2027 Uttar Pradesh Assembly election, the Dalit discourse in the State—where Punjab-born Dalit leader Kanshi Ram had succeeded in creating an environment where a Dalit woman, Mayawati, could …

‘Himmat kase hui Dilli mein UP, Bihar ke…’: Heated exchange between AAP’s Sanjay Singh, JP Nadda in Rajya Sabha
5 days, 19 hours ago

‘Himmat kase hui Dilli mein UP, Bihar ke…’: Heated exchange between AAP’s Sanjay Singh, JP Nadda in Rajya Sabha

Live Mint  

Rajya Sabha on Tuesday witnessed a heated exchange of words between AAP MP Sanjay Singh and BJP leaders JP Nadda and Bhupender Yadav over the issue of illegal immigrants. The Aam Aadmi Party leader Singh criticised the Bharatiya Janata Party National President, BJP Nadda, for calling people of Uttar Pradesh, Bihar and Purvanchal ‘Rohingyas’. Singh furiously replied to Nadda's claims …

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

'Congress suffering because of their silence on Bangladesh issue': BSP chief Mayawati
2 weeks, 2 days ago

'Congress suffering because of their silence on Bangladesh issue': BSP chief Mayawati

Op India  

Questioning the “silence” of Congress on the Bangladesh issue, Bahujan Samaj Party chief Mayawati on Saturday said that because of the “mistake” of Congress the people there are suffering. Most of them are Dalits and people from weaker sections…Congress party is silent and is now shouting ‘Be careful’ only for Muslim votes,” the BSP chief said addressing a press conference. …

Congress silent on atrocities on Dalits in Bangladesh, trying to woo Muslims with Sambhal issue: Mayawati
2 weeks, 3 days ago

Congress silent on atrocities on Dalits in Bangladesh, trying to woo Muslims with Sambhal issue: Mayawati

New Indian Express  

She claimed that these people were mostly from a Hindu-majority area which was forcibly handed over to Pakistan during Partition -- and is now in Bangladesh -- as a "punishment" for electing Dr B R Ambedkar to the Constituent Assembly. "Now when they are being exploited, the Congress, despite being the main opposition party, is silent on their plight and …

Mayawati slams Congress over suffering of Bangladeshi Hindu Dalits, calls out for raking Sambhal issue
2 weeks, 3 days ago

Mayawati slams Congress over suffering of Bangladeshi Hindu Dalits, calls out for raking Sambhal issue

India TV News  

Former Uttar Pradesh Chief Minster and Bahujan Samaj Party supremo Mayawati on Saturday slammed Congress for its silence on atrocities against Bangladeshi Hindus, most of whom she said are Dalits.BSP chief further said that Congress is responsible for the sufferings and losses of Bangladeshi Hindus. Lashing out at the Congress, Mayawati alleged that as punishment for electing Dr Bhimrao Ambedkar …

U.P. govt doing politics of self-service: Mayawati
3 weeks, 2 days ago

U.P. govt doing politics of self-service: Mayawati

Hindustan Times  

While giving a call to her party leaders and workers to intensify their struggle for “master key to power”, Bahujan Samaj Party president Mayawati on Saturday accused the Uttar Pradesh government of pursuing self-serving politics in the guise of religious issues. Mayawati was addressing a meeting of her senior party office-bearers to strengthen BSP’s frontal organisation All India Backward and …

‘Fake voting’: BSP to not contest any bypolls
4 weeks, 1 day 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
4 weeks, 1 day 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 …

'BSP will not contest any by-election': Mayawati's big decision after crushing defeat in UP by-polls
1 month ago

'BSP will not contest any by-election': Mayawati's big decision after crushing defeat in UP by-polls

India TV News  

Uttar Pradesh by-polls: A day after the crushing defeat in Uttar Pradesh by-polls, Bahujan Samaj Party chief Mayawati on Sunday announced that her party would not contest any by-polls in the country till the Election Commission takes strict measures to prevent fake voting. "In the recent by-elections held for nine assembly seats in Uttar Pradesh, there is widespread discussion about …

Election Wrap: Mahayuti’s Decisive Victory Is Big Story This Poll Season. Hemant Scripts I.N.D.I.A Comeback In Jharkhand
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1 month ago

Election Wrap: Mahayuti’s Decisive Victory Is Big Story This Poll Season. Hemant Scripts I.N.D.I.A Comeback In Jharkhand

ABP News  

Maharashtra Elections 2024: The Mahayuti’s massive win in Maharashtra was the big story from the latest election season, even as the Opposition managed to retain Jharkhand with a decisive majority. Led by the BJP’s 132 seats, the Mahayuti looked set to wrest 236 seats in the 288-seat Maharashtra assembly, reducing the Opposition Maha Vikas Aghadi to 48. Hail Jharkhand!” While …

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 …

Maharashtra Election Results: Thackeray’s Shiv Sena refuses to accept trends; Sanjay Raut says ‘kuch toh gadbad hai’
1 month ago

Maharashtra Election Results: Thackeray’s Shiv Sena refuses to accept trends; Sanjay Raut says ‘kuch toh gadbad hai’

Live Mint  

Maharashtra Election: As trends showed the BJP-led Mahayuti leading with over 200 seats in Maharashtra assembly elections, Uddhav Thackeray-led Shiv Sena on Saturday refused to accept the result and alleged a conspiracy. Stating that 'kuch toh gadbad hai', Shiv Sena leader Sanjay Raut questioned on what basis Eknath Shinde was getting 56 seats while Ajit Pawar's camp was getting over …

Hindu BJP candidate trounces 11 Muslims in UP. What led to his massive win?
1 month ago

Hindu BJP candidate trounces 11 Muslims in UP. What led to his massive win?

India Today  

Amid BJP's rallying cry of "ek hain to safe hain", the saffron party has pulled off an unprecedented poll stunner by winning the Uttar Pradesh Kundarki Assembly seat, a Muslim dominant region, in the recently-concluded by-election, courtesy - Ramveer Thakur. According to the Election Commission of India, Ramveer Thakur defeated 11 of his contenders from the Muslim community in Kundarki, …

Batenge toh katenge: Yogi Adityanath's reminder as BJP dominates UP bypolls
1 month ago

Batenge toh katenge: Yogi Adityanath's reminder as BJP dominates UP bypolls

India Today  

Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath on Saturday praised the BJP's dominant performance in the bypolls and said it was due to the good governance and welfare policies of the government. Reiterating his 'batenge toh katenge' slogan and Prime Minister Narendra Modi's 'ek hain toh safe hain' slogan, Adityanath said the BJP's performance in the bypolls was a testament to …

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. …

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 …

Ghaziabad by-poll: All parties focus on caste-based equations in last leg of campaigning
1 month, 1 week ago

Ghaziabad by-poll: All parties focus on caste-based equations in last leg of campaigning

Hindustan Times  

Hardly a week left for voting in the Ghaziabad assembly by-polls, different political parties have intensified their campaigning while also micromanaging caste-based equations. Uttar Pradesh deputy chief minister Brijesh Pathak will hold a public rally in Behrampur on November 14 and this will be followed by a major roadshow in Vijay Nagar by chief minister Yogi Adityanath,” said Ashu Verma, …

Iqra Hasan: We were fighting the Yogi government day and night in Uttar Pradesh
1 month, 1 week ago

Iqra Hasan: We were fighting the Yogi government day and night in Uttar Pradesh

The Hindu  

In a political milieu where there was no level playing field, the 2024 general elections became a David versus Goliath fight between the janata and the netas, and the Indian voter fought back to put the political class on notice, argues journalist writer Rajdeep Sardesai in his new book, 2024: The Election That Surprised India. An excerpt from the chapter, …

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 …

Ajit starts Mumbai poll campaign from Nawab Malik’s constituency
1 month, 2 weeks ago

Ajit starts Mumbai poll campaign from Nawab Malik’s constituency

Hindustan Times  

MUMBAI: Paying no heed to the opposition raised by the Bharatiya Janata Party, Ajit Pawar not only fielded former minister Nawab Malik for the assembly elections but kicked off his party’s Mumbai poll campaign from Malik’s constituency on Thursday. Malik is contesting from Mankhurd-Shivaji Nagar against the Samajwadi Party’s state chief, Abu Asim Azmi. Ajit starts Mumbai poll campaign from …

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 …

BSP Fielded Muslim and Upper Caste Candidates in Uttar Pradesh Assembly Bypolls
1 month, 4 weeks ago

BSP Fielded Muslim and Upper Caste Candidates in Uttar Pradesh Assembly Bypolls

Hindustan Times  

Bahujan Samaj Party (BSP) chief Mayawati has fielded a list of eight candidates for the Uttar Pradesh assembly bypolls, including two Muslims, two upper castes, two Dalits, and two Brahmins. This move comes despite Mayawati having blamed Muslims for rallying around the SP-Congress alliance in the 2024 Lok Sabha election and causing her party's defeat.

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.

BSP fails to score in Hry, Maya pulls out of pact
2 months, 1 week ago

BSP fails to score in Hry, Maya pulls out of pact

Hindustan Times  

After the dismal performance of the Bahujan Samaj Party - Indian National Lok Dal alliance in the Haryana assembly election, BSP chief Mayawati has announced that her party will not form alliances with regional parties in the assembly or Lok Sabha election. {{^userSubscribed}} {{/userSubscribed}} {{^userSubscribed}} {{/userSubscribed}} BSP contested the 2023 assembly election in Madhya Pradesh and Chattisgarh in alliance with …

Maya instructs cadre to prepare for polls in two states, Delhi
2 months, 2 weeks ago

Maya instructs cadre to prepare for polls in two states, Delhi

Hindustan Times  

Lucknow: Despite dismal performance in Haryana assembly elections, Bahujan Samaj Party chief Mayawati on Wednesday instructed party leaders to start preparation for the upcoming assembly election in Maharashtra, Jharkhand and Delhi. Due to lack of awareness among the party cadre, the BSP was passing through one of the worst political phases since its foundation, Mayawati said. {{^usCountry}} {{/usCountry}} The BSP …

Morning briefing: Mayawati blames ‘casteist Jats’ for BSP's Haryana result; Hezbollah steps up attack on Israel, & more
2 months, 2 weeks ago

Morning briefing: Mayawati blames ‘casteist Jats’ for BSP's Haryana result; Hezbollah steps up attack on Israel, & more

Hindustan Times  

BSP chief Mayawati on Tuesday blamed the "casteist people of the Jat community" for her party's dismal performance in the Haryana assembly elections. Dig deeper Bahujan Samaj Party chief Mayawati during a meeting of the party's office bearers, at the party office in Lucknow, {{^userSubscribed}} {{/userSubscribed}} {{^userSubscribed}} {{/userSubscribed}} Lebanese militant group Hezbollah fired fresh barrage of rockets into Israel on …

‘Casteist people of Jat community…’: Mayawati's theory for BSP's Haryana election debacle
2 months, 2 weeks ago

‘Casteist people of Jat community…’: Mayawati's theory for BSP's Haryana election debacle

Hindustan Times  

BSP chief Mayawati on Tuesday blamed the "casteist people of the Jat community" for her party's dismal performance in the Haryana assembly elections. Bahujan Samaj Party chief Mayawati {{^userSubscribed}} {{/userSubscribed}} {{^userSubscribed}} {{/userSubscribed}} "The BSP and the INLD fought the Haryana assembly general election in alliance. But today's result shows that the casteist people of the Jat community did not vote …

BSP holds positive view on simultaneous election decision: Mayawati
3 months ago

BSP holds positive view on simultaneous election decision: Mayawati

Hindustan Times  

LUCKNOW Bahujan Samaj Party president Mayawati on Wednesday said that her party holds a “positive” view on the Union cabinet’s approval of the proposal to hold simultaneous elections, but its objective should be national and public interest. The BSP is aiming to contest the bypolls more aggressively as compared to the 2024 Lok Sabha polls and 2022 UP assembly polls …

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 …

Maya praises BJP, slams Cong for neglecting SC/ST quotas
3 months, 3 weeks ago

Maya praises BJP, slams Cong for neglecting SC/ST quotas

Hindustan Times  

Bahujan Samaj Party president Mayawati has once again criticised the Congress party on SC/ST reservation issues. BSP chief Mayawati Mayawati accused the Congress of failing in its responsibilities despite being in power at the centre and praised the Bharatiya Janata Party for their support during that period. BSP thwarted this conspiracy.” Mayawati continued, “Why does Congress feel discomfort when the …

Mayawati slams Congress, SP; dismisses alliance speculation
3 months, 3 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 …

Maya likely to be re-elected as BSP national president
4 months ago

Maya likely to be re-elected as BSP national president

Hindustan Times  

LUCKNOW: Mayawati is likely to be re-elected as the Bahujan Samaj Party’s national president for a fifth term during the party’s national executive committee meeting scheduled for August 27. BSP chief Mayawati “In August 2019, Mayawati was elected as the national president, and according to the party’s constitution, the election of the national president is held after the completion of …

Bharat Bandh today: After 8-year hiatus, BSP workers to take to streets
4 months ago

Bharat Bandh today: After 8-year hiatus, BSP workers to take to streets

Hindustan Times  

Fighting for her party’s survival in Uttar Pradesh, Bahujan Samaj Party chief Mayawati has asked party workers to hit the streets to protest against the Supreme Court’s recent order on the scheduled caste/schedule tribe reservations. Successive defeats in the Lok Sabha and assembly elections as well as the changing political scenario in Uttar Pradesh have forced Mayawati to amend her …

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 …

SC/ST creamy layer: Mayawati attacks Centre, Oppn for unclear stand on apex court verdict
4 months, 1 week ago

SC/ST creamy layer: Mayawati attacks Centre, Oppn for unclear stand on apex court verdict

Hindustan Times  

Bahujan Samaj Party chief Mayawati on Saturday attacked the Centre and the opposition parties like the Congress and the Samajwadi Party for not taking a clear stand on the Supreme Court’s verdict directing the states to evolve a policy for identifying the creamy layer among the Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes. Addressing a press conference in Lucknow, the BSP chief …

Mayawati disagrees with SC ruling on sub-classification of SCs
4 months, 2 weeks ago

Mayawati disagrees with SC ruling on sub-classification of SCs

The Hindu  

Bahujan Samaj Party president Mayawati said on Sunday that her party doesn’t agree with the Supreme Court’s judgement allowing sub-classification within Scheduled Castes. “Our party doesn’t agree with the sub-classification within Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes that has been permitted,” said Ms. Mayawati, a former four-time U.P. Targeting critics who claim that SCs-STs are economically strong, the BSP leader said …

Mayawati opposes Supreme Court ruling on sub-classification of Scheduled Castes
4 months, 2 weeks ago

Mayawati opposes Supreme Court ruling on sub-classification of Scheduled Castes

India Today  

Bahujan Samaj Party chief and former Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Mayawati on Sunday expressed her party's opposition to the recent Supreme Court verdict allowing sub-classification within Scheduled Castes. "The sub-classification of people within SCs and Scheduled Tribes has been permitted, our party doesn't agree with it at all," Mayawati said during a press conference in Lucknow. In a landmark verdict, …

Bahujan Samaj Party urges Andhra Pradesh govt. to conduct BC census
5 months ago

Bahujan Samaj Party urges Andhra Pradesh govt. to conduct BC census

The Hindu  

Political representation in North Andhra has been confined to “settlers” for many decades now, said Bahujan Samaj Party State coordinator J. Purnachandra Rao, adding that the region has suffered on account of this. Speaking at the party’s zonal convention here on Wednesday, the former Telangana DGP lashed out at the “apathy” of political parties that had ruled the State for …

RSS-Backed Magazine Claims BJP Workers Blame Alliance With Ajit Pawar for Poll Debacle in Maharashtra
5 months ago

RSS-Backed Magazine Claims BJP Workers Blame Alliance With Ajit Pawar for Poll Debacle in Maharashtra

News 18  

RSS-backed Marathi magazine, ‘Weekly Vivek,’ in one of its feature articles, has stated that many Bharatiya Janata Party workers in Maharashtra believe that the recent debacle of the party in the state in Lok Sabha Elections was the result of pulling Ajit Pawar-led National Congress Party into the alliance. The magazine has claimed that they spoke to various BJP party …

Internal Turmoil Grips Uttarakhand BJP as Tirath Singh Rawat Questions Other Leaders | ABP News
5 months ago

Internal Turmoil Grips Uttarakhand BJP as Tirath Singh Rawat Questions Other Leaders | ABP News

ABP News  

In the 2022 elections, significant political dynamics unfolded in Mangalore and Badrinath constituencies of Uttarakhand. The Bahujan Samaj Party clinched victory in Mangalore, while Congress emerged victorious in Badrinath. However, in a strategic move to bolster its electoral prospects, the Bharatiya Janata Party managed to sway Rajendra Bhandari, the Congress MLA from Badrinath, to join its ranks, aiming to secure …

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 …

Ahead of Assembly election, schisms between alliance cadres roil ruling Mahayuti coalition
5 months, 3 weeks ago

Ahead of Assembly election, schisms between alliance cadres roil ruling Mahayuti coalition

The Hindu  

For all its professions of unity, deep rifts within the ruling Mahayuti coalition comprising the Eknath Shinde-led Shiv Sena, the Bharatiya Janata Party, and the Ajit Pawar-led Nationalist Congress Party are coming to the fore at the cadre level following the alliance’s rout in the Lok Sabha election. A viral audio clip in which the Beed district chief of Maharashtra …

BSP vs ASP: Fight for Dalit votes to intensify in Uttar Pradesh
5 months, 3 weeks ago

BSP vs ASP: Fight for Dalit votes to intensify in Uttar Pradesh

Hindustan Times  

LUCKNOW The Bahujan Samaj Party’s decision to contest assembly bypolls in UP has set the pitch for a trial of strength against the Azad Samaj Party led by Chandra Shekar Azad, who secured victory from Nagina Lok Sabha seat in the Lok Sabha elections recently. Addressing party leaders at a national level meeting at the party’s state unit office in …

Mayawati declares nephew 'successor' again, revokes earlier decision
6 months ago

Mayawati declares nephew 'successor' again, revokes earlier decision

Deccan Chronicle  

Lucknow: Bahujan Samaj Party president on Sunday declared nephew Akash Anand her successor and made him the party's national coordinator, reversing her own previous decision.In the middle of the Lok Sabha elections on May 7, she had termed Akash Anand immature and relieved him of the party post. After a national level meeting at the BSP state office here on …

BSP supporters demand key role for Akash Anand after party’s dismal show in Lok Sabha polls
6 months, 1 week ago

BSP supporters demand key role for Akash Anand after party’s dismal show in Lok Sabha polls

The Hindu  

After the Bahujan Samaj Party’s dismal show in the recently concluded Lok Sabha election, supporters of the Dalit-centric party are demanding that its former national coordinator Akash Anand be given a prominent role yet again. Many BSP supporters took to X to demand a key role in party affairs for Mr. Anand, who was removed from the high-profile post of …

CSDS-Lokniti post-poll survey: Why the BJP underperformed in U.P.
6 months, 2 weeks ago

CSDS-Lokniti post-poll survey: Why the BJP underperformed in U.P.

The Hindu  

The INDIA coalition’s performance in Uttar Pradesh in the Lok Sabha elections has surprised everyone. The Lokniti-CSDS post-poll survey data show that the general/upper caste Brahmin, Rajput, and Vaishya voters largely favoured the BJP, while the Other Backward Classes, Scheduled Castes and Muslim voters preferred the INDIA coalition. Yadav and Muslim voters consolidated in favour of the INDIA coalition along …

What the verdict holds for the BJP, its mascot, Modi
6 months, 2 weeks ago

What the verdict holds for the BJP, its mascot, Modi

Hindustan Times  

At the first meeting of the MPs of the National Democratic Alliance, Narendra Modi, the Prime Minister -elect, touched the Constitution to his forehead before taking his seat. When Modi presided over the consecration of the temple in January, it was widely assumed that this would be the BJP’s Pulwama moment for 2024 — an emotive issue that would define …

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