Yogi Adityanath swearing-in ceremony: Keshav Prasad Maurya back in saddle as Uttar Pradesh deputy CM
2 years, 8 months ago

Yogi Adityanath swearing-in ceremony: Keshav Prasad Maurya back in saddle as Uttar Pradesh deputy CM

Firstpost  

Keshav Prasad Maurya had lost from Sirathu by nearly 7000 votes, leading to speculations of his omission from the new Adityanath-led government Lucknow: Despite having lost the recent Assembly elections, Keshav Prasad Maurya’s continuation as UP deputy chief minister speaks volumes about his popularity and hold over the backward classes, whose crucial support was instrumental in the BJP retaining power in the state. The 52-year-old leader lost from Sirathu by nearly 7000 votes, leading to speculations of his omission from the new Adityanath-led government. BJP insiders say Maurya helped his parents in agricultural work, ran a tea shop and also sold newspapers in his early days. His hard work paid off as the BJP defeated the ruling Samajwadi Party in the elections, winning 312 of the 403 seats, with the allies chipping in with 13 more seats.

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Uttar Pradesh News: Keshav Maurya Praises CM Yogi from the Stage, Watch Video | ABP News
4 months ago

Uttar Pradesh News: Keshav Maurya Praises CM Yogi from the Stage, Watch Video | ABP News

ABP News  

In Uttar Pradesh, the alleged political rift within the BJP seems to be easing. Deputy Chief Minister Keshav Prasad Maurya has made statements suggesting that all is well within the party. During a visit to Mirzapur, Maurya praised Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath and Prime Minister Narendra Modi extensively. He emphasized that the "double-engine government" is performing the best in India's …

Uttar Pradesh News: Deputy CM Keshav Prasad Maurya Extends Praise for PM Modi and CM Yogi
4 months ago

Uttar Pradesh News: Deputy CM Keshav Prasad Maurya Extends Praise for PM Modi and CM Yogi

ABP News  

In Uttar Pradesh, the alleged political rift within the BJP seems to be easing. Deputy Chief Minister Keshav Prasad Maurya has made statements suggesting that all is well within the party. During a visit to Mirzapur, Maurya praised Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath and Prime Minister Narendra Modi extensively. He emphasized that the "double-engine government" is performing the best in India's …

Keshav Prasad Maurya praises UP CM: 'Is there any other Chief Minister in country like Yogi Adityanath?'
4 months ago

Keshav Prasad Maurya praises UP CM: 'Is there any other Chief Minister in country like Yogi Adityanath?'

India TV News  

Uttar Pradesh Deputy Chief Minister Keshav Prasad Maurya on Sunday heaped praise on CM Yogi Adityanath stating that there is no other chief minister like him in the entire country. Addressing the party workers in Mirzapur, Maurya said, “Is there any other Chief Minister in the country like Yogi Adityanath?" Is there any other Chief Minister in the country like …

Keshav Maurya praises Yogi Adityanath amid rift speculations: The best among all
4 months ago

Keshav Maurya praises Yogi Adityanath amid rift speculations: The best among all

India Today  

Uttar Pradesh Deputy Chief Minister Keshav Prasad Maurya on Sunday heaped praise on Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath and said that there was no other Chief Minister like him in the entire nation. Maurya, while addressing an event in Mirzapur, also praised Prime Minister Narendra Modi and said that he is the "most powerful" leader in the world and there is …

‘Elections not won on strength of govt’: Keshav Maurya's fresh remark amid UP BJP rift buzz
4 months, 3 weeks ago

‘Elections not won on strength of govt’: Keshav Maurya's fresh remark amid UP BJP rift buzz

Hindustan Times  

Uttar Pradesh deputy chief minister Keshav Prasad Maurya on Monday made another cryptic remark on ‘party vs government’ amid reports of infighting within the state Bharatiya Janata Party unit. “BJP is the present and the future.This time we might have missed but next time we will come back stronger.The hard work we should have done, we missed because we got …

Now, dy CM Maurya seeks details of reservation in UP government jobs
5 months ago

Now, dy CM Maurya seeks details of reservation in UP government jobs

Hindustan Times  

LUCKNOW Deputy chief minister Keshav Prasad Maurya had recently shot off a letter to the UP Appointment and Personnel department, seeking details of implementation of OBC, SC and ST quota in the recruitment of contractual and outsourced staff in various government departments. They were bigger and will remain bigger,” Maurya’s batting in favour of party workers was seen as the …

KP Maurya, Nadda meeting in Delhi sparks speculation on BJP's election strategy in Uttar Pradesh
5 months, 1 week ago

KP Maurya, Nadda meeting in Delhi sparks speculation on BJP's election strategy in Uttar Pradesh

India TV News  

Uttar Pradesh Deputy Chief Minister Keshav Prasad Maurya met Bharatiya Janata Party president JP Nadda on Tuesday, as the party works out its strategy following its poor performance in the crucial state in the Lok Sabha Elections 2024. However, Maurya's meeting with Nadda carried significance following his organisation is always bigger than government remarks at the state party's extended executive …

Congress MP Imran Masood praises CM Yogi Adityanath for improving power supply, roads in Uttar Pradesh
5 months, 3 weeks ago

Congress MP Imran Masood praises CM Yogi Adityanath for improving power supply, roads in Uttar Pradesh

India TV News  

Imran Masood, the Congress Member of Parliament from Saharanpur today praised Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath-led government in the state. “In this terrible heat, if the power supply is working uninterrupted in Uttar Pradesh, then the electricity department workers should be praised,” Masood said without naming Yogi Adityanath. Image Source : XCongress MP Imran Masood praises CM Yogi Adityanath. Ayodhya MP …

With U.P. at the centre of the 2024 LS poll results, new book details how the BJP averted the removal of Yogi in 2021
6 months, 2 weeks ago

With U.P. at the centre of the 2024 LS poll results, new book details how the BJP averted the removal of Yogi in 2021

The Hindu  

When Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal stepped out of jail on bail during the Lok Sabha campaign, his claim that Uttar Pradesh CM Yogi Adityanath was in danger of losing his post like several other BJP CMs created more than a few ripples across the political firmament. Journalist Shyamlal Yadav’s new book, At the Heart of Power: The Chief Ministers …

Mukhtar Ansari’s Attack on Yogi Adityanath and the 11th Hour Life-Saving Switch
8 months, 3 weeks ago

Mukhtar Ansari’s Attack on Yogi Adityanath and the 11th Hour Life-Saving Switch

News 18  

A sitting MP’s convoy under attack; first stones come raining, next come the petrol bombs, followed by gunfire. Speaking to News18, retired IPS officer Brij Lal who was then ADG Law and Order, recounted details of the September 7, 2008 attack on Adityanath’s convoy in Azamgarh in which one person was killed and six others were injured. “During this time, …

Swami Prasad Maurya resigns from Samajwadi Party, likely to form his own outfit
10 months ago

Swami Prasad Maurya resigns from Samajwadi Party, likely to form his own outfit

India TV News  

Swami Prasad Maurya on Tuesday tendered his resignation from the Samajwadi Party. Former Uttar Pradesh cabinet minister and prominent OBC leader Swami Prasad Maurya had joined the Samajwadi Party in 2022 and unsuccessfully contested the assembly polls from Fazilnagar. "According to my understanding, Swami Prasad Maurya ji had joined the party during the elections. Despite not being able to win …

Maurya v Maurya in UP: New minister Baby Rani jabs ex-BJP leader Swami Prasad
2 years, 8 months ago

Maurya v Maurya in UP: New minister Baby Rani jabs ex-BJP leader Swami Prasad

Hindustan Times  

Two days after being inducted into the Yogi Adityanath cabinet, Uttar Pradesh minister Baby Rani Maurya has hit out at ex-minister and BJP leader Swami Prasad Maurya, calling him an 'opportunist' for switching to the Samajwadi Party before last month's assembly election. Baby Rani Maurya taking oath as a minister in the Yogi Adityanath cabinet. Swami Prasad Maurya - an …

Keshav Maurya joins elite list of Jaitley, Irani and Dhami in BJP
2 years, 8 months ago

Keshav Maurya joins elite list of Jaitley, Irani and Dhami in BJP

India Today  

Bharatiya Janata Party leader Keshav Prasad Maurya has retained his berth in the Yogi Adityanath government as the Uttar Pradesh deputy chief minister despite losing the assembly election held recently. However, the electoral loss did not deny Maurya the deputy chief minister's post that he held in the first Yogi Adityanath government. Curiously, while Maurya retained his seat in the …

Yogi Cabinet 2.0: Keshav Prasad Maurya, Brajesh Pathak take oath as deputy CMs
2 years, 8 months ago

Yogi Cabinet 2.0: Keshav Prasad Maurya, Brajesh Pathak take oath as deputy CMs

India TV News  

Highlights Keshav Prasad Maurya, Brajesh Pathak on Friday took oath as deputy Chief Ministers in Yogi Cabinet Keshav Prasad Maurya was the biggest casualty in UP assembly polls who lost Sirathu Pathak was Law Minister in Yogi Adityanath's first government Yogi Adityanath swearing-in ceremony: Keshav Prasad Maurya, Brajesh Pathak on Friday took oath as deputy Chief Ministers in Yogi Adityanath …

Uttar Pradesh: Yogi Adityanath elected as BJP's legislative party leader ahead of swearing-in tomorrow
2 years, 9 months ago

Uttar Pradesh: Yogi Adityanath elected as BJP's legislative party leader ahead of swearing-in tomorrow

Firstpost  

Adityanath was elected as leader of the BJP legislature party in UP in the presence of Union Home Minister Amit Shah Lucknow: Yogi Adityanath was on Thursday elected as the Leader of the BJP Legislative Party in Uttar Pradesh, ahead of him taking oath as the chief minister of the state for a second consecutive term. Addressing BJP MLAS in …

UP Election Results: Deputy CM Keshav Maurya 'Humbly Accepts People's Decision' After Losing Seat
2 years, 9 months ago

UP Election Results: Deputy CM Keshav Maurya 'Humbly Accepts People's Decision' After Losing Seat

News 18  

After tasting defeat from Sirathu seat in Kaushambi district, Uttar Pradesh Deputy Chief Minister Keshav Prasad Maurya on Thursday said that he humbly accepts the decision of the people, even as he expressed gratitude to those who voted for him. While Maurya polled 98,941 votes, Patel, the elder sister of Union minister Anupriya Patel, got 1,06,278 votes. In a separate …

UP polls: Keshav Maurya, nine ministers lose polls
2 years, 9 months ago

UP polls: Keshav Maurya, nine ministers lose polls

Hindustan Times  

Chief minister Yogi Adityanath may have created a record of sorts by leading his government to a second consecutive term in Uttar Pradesh but his deputy Keshav Prasad Maurya, along with about nine other ministerial colleagues, have lost the assembly elections in Uttar Pradesh. BJP leader and Uttar Pradesh deputy chief minister Keshav Prasad Maurya lost to Samajwadi Party leader …

Accept voters' decision with humility, says Keshav Maurya after loss in Sirathu
2 years, 9 months ago

Accept voters' decision with humility, says Keshav Maurya after loss in Sirathu

Hindustan Times  

Uttar Pradesh Deputy Chief Minister Keshav Prasad Maurya lost the Uttar Pradesh Assembly poll contest to Samajwadi Party's Pallavi Patel by 7,337 votes from the Sirathu constituency in Kaushambi district on Thursday. UP deputy chief minister Keshav Maurya lost from Sirathu Maurya had won the Sirathu seat in 2012, but had not contested the 2017 polls. “Under chief minister Yogi …

Yogi Adityanath Puts ‘Noida Jinx’ Theory to Rest, Set to Become First BJP CM in UP to Return to Power
2 years, 9 months ago

Yogi Adityanath Puts ‘Noida Jinx’ Theory to Rest, Set to Become First BJP CM in UP to Return to Power

News 18  

Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath seems to have broken the ‘Noida jinx’ theory as many believed that any chief minister who would visit the city or build an expressway would not return to power in the state. Then CM Veer Bahadur Singh went to Noida and incidentally lost his chief minister’s chair, and Narayan Dutt Tiwari became the CM. …

UP Results Live Infographic: Here is How Big Netas and Key Candidates Are Faring
2 years, 9 months ago

UP Results Live Infographic: Here is How Big Netas and Key Candidates Are Faring

The Quint  

Yogi Adityanath Incumbent Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath made his debut in the Uttar Pradesh Assembly elections, contesting from the Gorakhpur Urban seat. Akhilesh Yadav The Samajwadi Party chief is contesting from the Karhal seat, and running against Union Minister and BJP candidate SP Singh Baghel. Keshav Prasad Maurya UP's Deputy Chief Minister Keshav Prasad Maurya, the party's biggest …

Gorakhpur is home for Yogi Adityanath, not a political playground
2 years, 11 months ago

Gorakhpur is home for Yogi Adityanath, not a political playground

Op India  

The decision of Yogi Adityanath to contest in the next assembly elections from Gorakhpur is not the result of a choice taken by a couple of party leaders, but rather of the local populace’s demand and Yogi’s determination to the development of the once-underdeveloped region of Eastern Uttar Pradesh. For example, when the Yogi government came down hard on those …

Why Yogi Adityanath stayed put at Gorakhpur in Uttar Pradesh polls
2 years, 11 months ago

Why Yogi Adityanath stayed put at Gorakhpur in Uttar Pradesh polls

India Today  

The Assembly constituency of Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath was the umpteenth time the political source went wrong about a Bharatiya Janata Party decision. This time around, dashing the speculation of Yogi Adityanath shifting to Ayodhya to contest the Uttar Pradesh Assembly election, the party leadership kept him stayed put in Gorakhpur, his home turf. Similarly, Ayodhya has stayed …

Swami Prasad Maurya | Big-ticket defection
2 years, 11 months ago

Swami Prasad Maurya | Big-ticket defection

The Hindu  

In less than a week’s time, senior backward caste leader Swami Prasad Maurya has shaken up the caste-based political narrative in poll-bound Uttar Pradesh. Soon after he quit the BJP government on January 11, Mr. Maurya positioned himself to spearhead the Samajwadi Party’s new-found social justice politics. An important OBC leader who commands support among the Maurya-Kushwaha-Sakhya-Saini castes, which are …

After much hype over Ayodhya, why is BJP fielding Yogi Adityanath from Gorakhpur
2 years, 11 months ago

After much hype over Ayodhya, why is BJP fielding Yogi Adityanath from Gorakhpur

India Today  

After much dithering and debate, Uttar Pradesh chief minister Yogi Adityanath is finally set to fight his maiden state assembly election from his spiritual home Gorakhpur. SPECULATION ON YOGI ADITYANATH'S SEAT This time, as he was desperately trying to stage a comeback as chief minister, an entire week was spent speculating on his choice of seat. SPOTLIGHT WAS ON MATHURA …

CM Yogi Adityanath to contest UP polls from bastion Gorakhpur, Dy CM Maurya from Sirathu
2 years, 11 months ago

CM Yogi Adityanath to contest UP polls from bastion Gorakhpur, Dy CM Maurya from Sirathu

India Today  

On Saturday, the BJP announced its first list of candidates for the upcoming Uttar Pradesh Assembly election. While Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath will be contesting from Gorakhpur Urban, Deputy Chief Minister Keshav Prasad Maurya will fight the election from Sirathu constituency. BJP will form the government in Uttar Pradesh with full majority," Yogi Adityanath was quoted by ANI news agency. …

Akhilesh Yadav takes 'Ghar Wapsi' jibe after BJP fields Yogi Adityanath from Gorakhpur
2 years, 11 months ago

Akhilesh Yadav takes 'Ghar Wapsi' jibe after BJP fields Yogi Adityanath from Gorakhpur

India Today  

Taking a dig at the BJP's decision to field Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath from the Gorakhpur Urban constituency for the upcoming Uttar Pradesh assembly elections, Samajwadi Party chief Akhilesh Yadav said the saffron party has already sent him home. BJP on Saturday released the first list of 107 candidates for the Uttar Pradesh assembly polls. Union minister Dharmendra …

UP polls 2022: BJP fields CM Yogi Adityanath from Gorakhpur
2 years, 11 months ago

UP polls 2022: BJP fields CM Yogi Adityanath from Gorakhpur

Hindustan Times  

The Bharatiya Janata Party confirmed on Saturday that chief minister Yogi Adityanath will contest the upcoming assembly elections in Uttar Pradesh, as it announced its list of candidates for the first two phases of polling, scheduled to be held on February 10 and 14 respectively. Uttar Pradesh chief minister Yogi Adityanath However, contrary to expectations, Adityanath will contest from a …

BJP approves Yogi Adityanath's ticket from Ayodhya: Sources
2 years, 11 months ago

BJP approves Yogi Adityanath's ticket from Ayodhya: Sources

India Today  

The BJP's Central Election Committee approved Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath's ticket from Ayodhya constituency in the assembly elections, said sources on Thursday. The BJP is likely to announce candidates for the Uttar Pradesh polls in the next two days. The Central Election Committee held a meeting on Thursday to discuss the names of candidates for 94 seats out …

Tale of 2 Deputy CMs: BJP Likely to Field OBC Face Maurya from Sirathu, Brahmin Face Sharma from Lucknow
2 years, 11 months ago

Tale of 2 Deputy CMs: BJP Likely to Field OBC Face Maurya from Sirathu, Brahmin Face Sharma from Lucknow

News 18  

Uttar Pradesh deputy chief minister Keshav Prasad Maurya is likely to contest from his traditional seat Sirathu in the upcoming assembly elections. Also, highly placed sources in the party said the Brahmin face and the other deputy CM, Dinesh Sharma, is likely to contest from one of the three constituencies of Lucknow. Sources said the BJP was also expected to …

Second minister quits Yogi\'s government, more MLAs exit ahead of election
2 years, 11 months ago

Second minister quits Yogi\'s government, more MLAs exit ahead of election

Deccan Chronicle  

New Delhi/Lucknow: After Swami Prasad Maurya, another minister in the Yogi Adityanath-led Uttar Pradesh government, Dara Singh Chauhan, on Wednesday quit the ministry and tendered his resignation from the BJP amid speculation that of the more than 35 per cent MLAs who will be replaced by the BJP leadership in the coming Assembly polls, at least a dozen are ministers. …

UP assembly polls: Ex-Minister Swami Prasad Maurya says no intention to go back to BJP
2 years, 11 months ago

UP assembly polls: Ex-Minister Swami Prasad Maurya says no intention to go back to BJP

India Today  

Ex-BJP leader Swami Prasad Maurya on Wednesday said he was not going back to the saffron camp and indicated joining the Samajwadi Party on Friday. Asked if Sanghmitra Maurya, his daughter and a BJP MP from Badaun, will follow the suit, he said she would take a call on her own. Maurya -- who belongs to an OBC caste known …

UP Assembly elections: BJP minister and 4 MLAs’ exit from party puts spotlight on caste equations in the state
2 years, 11 months ago

UP Assembly elections: BJP minister and 4 MLAs’ exit from party puts spotlight on caste equations in the state

Firstpost  

OBC leader Swami Prasad Maurya, along with MLAs Brijesh Prajapati, Roshan Lal Varma, Vinay Shakya and Bhagwati Sagar, delivered a jolt to the BJP when they announced they were quitting the saffron party ahead of the upcoming elections The Bharatiya Janata Party was on the backfoot on Tuesday when OBC leader Swami Prasad Maurya resigned from the state cabinet while …

Top OBC minister quits Yogi government as UP polls near, 3 BJP MLAs leave too
2 years, 11 months ago

Top OBC minister quits Yogi government as UP polls near, 3 BJP MLAs leave too

Deccan Chronicle  

New Delhi: In a major jolt to the ruling BJP in Uttar Pradesh, state Cabinet minister and influential OBC leader Swami Prasad Maurya on Tuesday quit the Yogi Adityanath government and the BJP ahead of the upcoming crucial Assembly polls. Almost minutes after Mr Maurya’s resignation, a photograph of him with Samajwadi Party supremo Akhilesh Yadav was shared on the …

Yogi cabinet minister Swami Prasad Maurya resigns ahead of UP assembly elections 2022
2 years, 11 months ago

Yogi cabinet minister Swami Prasad Maurya resigns ahead of UP assembly elections 2022

India TV News  

Highlights Yogi cabinet minister Swami Prasad Maurya resigns ahead of crucial UP assembly elections 2022 Sources say more BJP MLAs, leaders are likely to quit the party UP assembly elections will be conducted in 7 phases, beginning from February 10 In a setback to the Yogi Adityanath government ahead of high-stakes assembly elections, UP Minister of Labour, Employment & Coordination …

‘If he wins the elections, he will become PM candidate’: Akhilesh Yadav on CM Yogi Adityanath’s second term
2 years, 11 months ago

‘If he wins the elections, he will become PM candidate’: Akhilesh Yadav on CM Yogi Adityanath’s second term

Op India  

On January 10, Akhilesh Yadav, Samajwadi Party leader, said if CM Yogi Adityanath becomes CM for the second term, he will become a candidate for the post of Prime Minister. #LucknowPanchayatAajTak | “Who can be more ‘anupyogi’ that Yogi ji?”: SP chief Akhilesh Yadav hits out at UP CM Yogi Adityanath. He also answers on how will he counter ‘double …

UP minister Swami Prasad Maurya resigns ahead of polls, BJP says 'let's talk'
2 years, 11 months ago

UP minister Swami Prasad Maurya resigns ahead of polls, BJP says 'let's talk'

India Today  

Uttar Pradesh Labour Minister Swami Prasad Maurya resigned from the Cabinet on Tuesday, January 11, ahead of the upcoming Assembly elections, citing neglect towards Dalits and farmers by the BJP government. In his letter, Maurya alleged negligence towards Dalits, farmers, small and medium scale businesses and unemployed youths by the Yogi Adityanath government. Samajwadi Party chief Akhilesh Yadav welcomed Maurya …

Yogi Adityanath's 60-day mission
3 years, 2 months ago

Yogi Adityanath's 60-day mission

India Today  

With just three months to go for the 2022 assembly elections in Uttar Pradesh, Yogi Adityanath is pulling all stops to keep the BJP placed firmly in the state. According to a senior BJP leader, Yogi Adityanath will continue to attack the opposition using words ranging from “Abbajan” to “Talibani Vichadhara”, to give an edge to the BJP’s Hindutva agenda …

Yogi Adityanath will be CM face in UP polls: Keshav Prasad Maurya at Panchayat Aaj Tak
3 years, 4 months ago

Yogi Adityanath will be CM face in UP polls: Keshav Prasad Maurya at Panchayat Aaj Tak

India Today  

Yogi Adityanath, the current chief minister of Uttar Pradesh, will be the chief ministerial face of the Bharatiya Janata Party in the next year's assembly election, said Uttar Pradesh Deputy Chief Minister Keshav Prasad Maurya in an exclusive chat at the Panchayat Aaj Tak. "Keshav Prasad Maurya said, "Yogi Adityanath is the biggest name in our party in Uttar Pradesh. …

'Neither Matbhed Nor Manbhed': UP Dy CM Says Adityanath 'Our Leader', BJP to Win 2022 Elections
3 years, 6 months ago

'Neither Matbhed Nor Manbhed': UP Dy CM Says Adityanath 'Our Leader', BJP to Win 2022 Elections

News 18  

Dinesh Sharma, the Deputy Chief Minister of Uttar Pradesh, univocally says Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath is the party’s leader going into the 2022 elections, which he says the party will win by a bigger margin than 2017. Speaking to News18, Sharma slammed Akhilesh Yadav for misleading people on vaccination and said leaders like him sat at home during the pandemic …

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