Prestige Battle in UP’s Etawah: SP Looks to Wrest Bastion from BJP; Ticket Distribution a Concern
2 years, 10 months ago

Prestige Battle in UP’s Etawah: SP Looks to Wrest Bastion from BJP; Ticket Distribution a Concern

News 18  

Not long ago, Etawah constituency, the hometown of Samajwadi Party patriarch and former chief minister Mulayam Singh Yadav, was considered the focal point of Uttar Pradesh politics. A veteran SP leader who didn’t wish to be named said, “There is a close fight on Etawah Sadar and Bhartana assembly seat between the SP and BJP. On the other hand, Mulayam Singh Yadav’s younger brother and Pragatisheel Samajwadi Party Lohia chief Shivpal Singh Yadav had defeated the BJP candidate by a huge margin in the Jaswant Nagar seat, which is considered the strongest seat of the SP. In 1996, he left this seat for Shivpal Singh Yadav, after which Shivpal Yadav was elected as an MLA for five consecutive terms from the SP till the 2017 assembly elections. In the 2012 assembly elections, the seat came back to the SP, in 2017, the seat went to the BJP as Sarita Bhadauria defeated SP candidate Kuldeep Gupta by 17,342 votes.

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Mamata should be allowed to lead INDIA bloc: RJD chief Lalu Prasad
2 weeks ago

Mamata should be allowed to lead INDIA bloc: RJD chief Lalu Prasad

New Indian Express  

Addressing a Congress function in Khagaria district, Alam had said, “In politics, nobody is a big brother or a little brother. In the assembly polls, the number of seats each party would contest must be decided on the basis of several factors, including the respective strike rates in the Lok Sabha elections”. Alam's aggressive stance could also be seen in …

Mayawati expels party leader for son's marriage with Samajwadi MLA's daughter
2 weeks, 4 days ago

Mayawati expels party leader for son's marriage with Samajwadi MLA's daughter

India Today  

Bahujan Samaj Party chief Mayawati expelled senior party leader Surendra Sagar after he arranged his son's marriage to the daughter of Samajwadi Party MLA Tribhuvan Dutt. Surendra Sagar, a prominent BSP leader in the Bareilly division, has served as Rampur's district president five times and held the status of a cabinet minister. The wedding came under further scrutiny after SP …

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 …

UP Bypoll Results 2024: Big Boost To Yogi Adityanath As NDA Bags 7 Seats; SP Wins Karhal, Shishamau
1 month ago

UP Bypoll Results 2024: Big Boost To Yogi Adityanath As NDA Bags 7 Seats; SP Wins Karhal, Shishamau

ABP News  

The Bharatiya Janata Party has won six out of the nine Uttar Pradesh Assembly bypolls held earlier this week on November 20, boosting Yogi Adityanath, whose control over the state was affected after the Lok Sabha debacle. According to the EC, in the by-election held in Ghaziabad, BJP's Sanjeev Sharma defeated his nearest rival SP's Singh Raj Jatav by a …

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 …

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 …

BJP sweeps UP bypolls, wins seven of nine seats; SP suffers setback in Dalit, Muslim-majority seats
1 month ago

BJP sweeps UP bypolls, wins seven of nine seats; SP suffers setback in Dalit, Muslim-majority seats

New Indian Express  

LUCKNOW: After facing a humiliating defeat in recent Lok Sabha polls, the ruling BJP managed to salvage its pride by sweeping the bypoll to nine assembly constituencies winning seven of them on Saturday. While Moradabad’s Kundarki, the stronghold of senior SP leader late Shafiqur Rehman Barq, is a Muslim-dominated seat, Katehri in Ambedkar Nagar has a substantial chunk of Dalit …

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 …

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

UP Bypolls 2024 Karhal Bypoll SP Tej Pratap Yadav vs BJP Anujesh Yadav Battle In Akhilesh Yadav Family Fortress
1 month, 1 week ago

UP Bypolls 2024 Karhal Bypoll SP Tej Pratap Yadav vs BJP Anujesh Yadav Battle In Akhilesh Yadav Family Fortress

ABP News  

The Karhal constituency in Uttar Pradesh’s Mainpuri district has turned into a political battleground for the Samajwadi Party family, with the by-election considered crucial for Tej Pratap Yadav, the SP candidate and grandson of the late Mulayam Singh Yadav. Karhal Bypoll 2024: Caste Dynamics Vital As Yadav Family Puts Its Weigh Behind Tej Pratap Amid BJP Challenge Karhal has around …

Karnataka Bypolls: The Next Generation Takes Center Stage
1 month, 3 weeks ago

Karnataka Bypolls: The Next Generation Takes Center Stage

India Today  

Karnataka's upcoming bypolls see father-son duos vying for assembly seats. Two former chief ministers, Basavaraj Bommai and H.D. Deve Gowda, are hoping to hand their sons the opportunity to serve in the state legislative assembly. Nikhil Kumaraswamy and Bharath Bommai are the candidates in Channapatna and Shiggaon respectively, both seeking to secure their party's ticket to power. While Basavaraj Bommai …

Samajwadi Chief Emphasizes Unity and Winning, Denies Congress Rift in UP
1 month, 3 weeks ago

Samajwadi Chief Emphasizes Unity and Winning, Denies Congress Rift in UP

ABP News  

Samajwadi Party leader Akhilesh Yadav asserts that the party will secure victory in all seats in Uttar Pradesh, regardless of the outcome of the upcoming Maharashtra elections. He emphasizes unity within the alliance and highlights the importance of support from Congress for their success. When questioned about the slogan of CM Yogi about division, Akhilesh expresses skepticism and points out …

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 …

Samajwadi Party Names Diverse Candidates for UP Assembly Polls
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1 month, 4 weeks ago

Samajwadi Party Names Diverse Candidates for UP Assembly Polls

Hindustan Times  

Samajwadi Party and Bharatiya Janata Party candidates are facing each other in nine assembly seats in Uttar Pradesh. Akhilesh Yadav's cousin and former MP Tej Pratap Yadav has been declared the party candidate from Karhal, a stronghold of the Yadavs. Other players like the Bahujan Samaj Party and Azad Samaj Party are also in the fray.

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.

Samajwadi Leader Tej Pratap Yadav Files Nomination for UP Assembly by-polls
2 months ago

Samajwadi Leader Tej Pratap Yadav Files Nomination for UP Assembly by-polls

India Today  

Samajwadi leader Tej Pratap Yadav has filed his nomination from the Karhal assembly constituency for the upcoming bypoll on November 13. The SP candidate, accompanied by party President Akhilesh Yadav and others, reached the collectorate and filed his nominations. The constituency has been a stronghold of the SP since 1993 and Yadav is seeking a third consecutive term in the …

NDA's Move in Phulpur Bypoll: Will It Favor Akhilesh Yadav?
2 months ago

NDA's Move in Phulpur Bypoll: Will It Favor Akhilesh Yadav?

News 18  

The upcoming by-election in Phulpur, Uttar Pradesh, is poised to be a thrilling contest between the ruling NDA and the opposition INDIA bloc. The NDA, focusing on development initiatives, aims to counter the opposition's focus on perceived failures of the central and state governments. The SP, leveraging public discontent, plans to leverage Muslim vote consolidation. The constituency's diverse electorate presents …

Surge in Congress Ticket Seekers in Pune City Assembly Elections
2 months, 1 week ago

Surge in Congress Ticket Seekers in Pune City Assembly Elections

Hindustan Times  

A surge in Congress ticket aspirants has been observed in Pune city, with the Shivajinagar, Pune Cantonment, and Kasba Peth assembly constituencies seeing a high number of contenders vying for the seats. Notably, the Shivajinagar constituency has attracted as many as 12 candidates, including a BJP member, highlighting the intense competition for the ticket.

Delhi HC seeks Bansuri Swaraj's reply on Somnath Bharti's plea challenging her victory in Lok Sabha polls
4 months, 1 week ago

Delhi HC seeks Bansuri Swaraj's reply on Somnath Bharti's plea challenging her victory in Lok Sabha polls

India TV News  

The Delhi High Court today issued notice to the Bharatiya Janata Party Member of Parliament Bansuri Swaraj on Aam Aadmi Leader leader Somnath Bharti's petition challenging her election to the Lok Sabha on grounds of alleged corrupt practices. Meanwhile, the court deleted former AAP minister Raaj Kumar Anand, who contested the 2024 Sabha polls on Bahujan Samaj Party ticket but …

SP Picks Surprise Face Mata Prasad Pandey as LoP in UP Assembly, BJP & SP Term It Attempt to Woo Brahmin Votes
4 months, 3 weeks ago

SP Picks Surprise Face Mata Prasad Pandey as LoP in UP Assembly, BJP & SP Term It Attempt to Woo Brahmin Votes

News 18  

Was the appointment of Mata Prasad Pandey as the Leader of Opposition in the UP assembly an attempt by the Samajwadi Party to woo Brahmins? The politically crucial state witnessed a key development on Sunday when SP appointed Pandey — a veteran leader in his 80s — as LoP, replacing party chief Akhilesh Yadav. Then, the name of Shivpal Singh …

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 …

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 …

Lucknow Diary | Bhagwat attempts to reach out in UP
5 months, 3 weeks ago

Lucknow Diary | Bhagwat attempts to reach out in UP

New Indian Express  

The performance of BJP in UP in recently concluded Lok Sabha polls has not unsettled the ruling party as much apparently as the Rashtriya Swayamsewak Sangh. After a five day ‘Pravas’ in Gorakhpur, Sangh chief Mohan Bhagwat, perhaps in a fresh Muslim outreach attempt, is slated to visit the state second time in a fortnight when he is expected to …

Lok Sabha election result signifies negative politics ending, verdict belongs to PDA: Akhilesh Yadav
6 months, 2 weeks ago

Lok Sabha election result signifies negative politics ending, verdict belongs to PDA: Akhilesh Yadav

The Hindu  

Samajwadi Party president Akhilesh Yadav on June 8 said the 2024 Lok Sabha polls verdict signified that negative politics ended with the issues and concerns of common people taking centre stage. Mr. Yadav, while speaking to media after chairing the parliamentary board meeting of his party in Lucknow, said the victory belongs to the PDA and other marginalised social groups …

BJP received support of Dalit, Sikh voters, says Delhi chief Sachdeva
6 months, 2 weeks ago

BJP received support of Dalit, Sikh voters, says Delhi chief Sachdeva

New Indian Express  

NEW DELHI: The Delhi unit of the BJP on Thursday said the “myth” propagated by opposition parties and media that the BJP can only win triangular contests was shattered by the defeat of the AAP-Congress alliance in the bipolar fight in all the seven seats of the national capital. Claiming that the saffron party received support from all sections of …

Akhilesh Yadav on why BJP lost Ayodhya seat: 'Pained poor for sacred work'
6 months, 2 weeks ago

Akhilesh Yadav on why BJP lost Ayodhya seat: 'Pained poor for sacred work'

India Today  

BJP's loss in Uttar Pradesh's Faizabad constituency, where the Ram Mandir stands, just months after the consecration of the temple in Ayodhya is seen as a big setback for the party this election season. On Samajwadi Party's victory and BJP's loss from Faizabad, party chief Akhilesh Yadav said that the BJP would have lost even more seats in Uttar Pradesh …

Lok Sabha Election 2024: Akhilesh Yadav breaks father Mulayam Singh's record in UP, details
6 months, 2 weeks ago

Lok Sabha Election 2024: Akhilesh Yadav breaks father Mulayam Singh's record in UP, details

India TV News  

The 2024 Lok Sabha Elections have become a platform of many firsts for the Akhilesh Yadav-led Samajwadi Party, which has made history with its spectacular performance by winning the maximum number of seats in Parliament since its formation. In the recently concluded 2024 Lok Sabha Elections, the Samajwadi Party, a prominent member of the INDIA bloc, won a record-breaking 37 …

We all fought historic battle: Priyanka Gandhi thanks SP for INDIA bloc's historic performance in UP
6 months, 2 weeks ago

We all fought historic battle: Priyanka Gandhi thanks SP for INDIA bloc's historic performance in UP

India TV News  

Amid the INDIA bloc's massive gain in Uttar Pradesh during the Lok Sabha Elections 2024, Congress general secretary Priyanka Gandhi Vadra on Thursday congratulated the Samajwadi Party leaders, including party supremo Akhilesh Yadav and the Karyakartas, for the historic verdict in the state. Taking to X, the Congress general secretary congratulated Samajwadi Party supremo Akhilesh Yadav, his wife, and Mainpuri …

BJP gets a drubbing in all five Lok Sabha seats of Ayodhya division
6 months, 2 weeks ago

BJP gets a drubbing in all five Lok Sabha seats of Ayodhya division

Hindustan Times  

The inauguration of Ram temple in Ayodhya earlier this year was considered one of the defining emotive issues of 2024 Lok Sabha polls. Yet it did not convert into electoral dividends for the Bharatiya Janata Party as the party lost all five Lok Sabha seats of Ayodhya division, including the Faizabad constituency. As per political observers, the BJP’s failure to …

SP-powered Opposition reverses U.P. script
6 months, 2 weeks ago

SP-powered Opposition reverses U.P. script

Hindustan Times  

The Bharatiya Janata Party was expected to do well in Uttar Pradesh this time, better than 2019 when it won 62 of the state’s 80 seats, and perhaps even better than 2014, when it won 71. Congress leader Rahul Gandhi won from Rae Bareli, SP chief Akhilesh Yadav from Kannauj, but Modi’s victory margin in Varanasi dipped from 479,505 votes …

Setback for BJP in Faizabad seat despite Ram Temple momentum
6 months, 2 weeks ago

Setback for BJP in Faizabad seat despite Ram Temple momentum

Hindustan Times  

The construction of the Ram Mandir in Ayodhya, seen by many as one of the defining emotive issues of this year’s Lok Sabha polls, did not yield electoral dividends for the Bharatiya Janata Party locally as the party lost the Faizabad constituency that houses the temple town. The defeat highlighted the success of the Samajwadi Party’s new caste calculus as …

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 …

Akhilesh Yadav man of the moment, Samajwadi Party single-largest party in Uttar Pradesh, third in country
6 months, 2 weeks ago

Akhilesh Yadav man of the moment, Samajwadi Party single-largest party in Uttar Pradesh, third in country

Hindustan Times  

After a string of poll reverses since 2017, Samajwadi Party chief Akhilesh Yadav has finally delivered with his party putting in its best-ever performance in the Lok Sabha elections to win 37 of the 80 seats in Uttar Pradesh and emerging as the single-largest party in the country’s most populous state where it reduced the ruling BJP to 33 seats …

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 …

Uttar Pradesh 2024 election results show BJP losing in 27 seats it won in 2019
6 months, 2 weeks ago

Uttar Pradesh 2024 election results show BJP losing in 27 seats it won in 2019

Hindustan Times  

The Bharatiya Janata Party, which had major victories in the 2014 and 2019 Lok Sabha elections, securing the lion’s share of seats from Uttar Pradesh, faced significant losses from the state in its bid for a third term at the Centre. In the run-up to the 2024 Lok Sabha polls, the Bharatiya Janata Party forged an alliance with the Rashtriya …

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 …

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 …

Samajwadi Party chief Akhilesh Yadav wins Uttar Pradesh's Kannauj
6 months, 2 weeks ago

Samajwadi Party chief Akhilesh Yadav wins Uttar Pradesh's Kannauj

Hindustan Times  

Akhilesh Yadav, the chief of the Samajwadi Party, who has previously won three Lok Sabha elections from Uttar Pradesh’s Kannauj, won again by a margin of 1,70,922, according to the Election Commission of India website. Yadav, a former chief minister of Uttar Pradesh, which sends 80 members to the lower house of Parliament, first won the Kannauj Lok Sabha seat …

Mainpuri Election Results 2024: SP candidate Dimple Yadav wins Mainpuri by margin of 2,21,639 votes
6 months, 2 weeks ago

Mainpuri Election Results 2024: SP candidate Dimple Yadav wins Mainpuri by margin of 2,21,639 votes

India TV News  

Mainpuri Lok Sabha Election Result 2024: Samajwadi Party candidate Dimple Yadav has won election in Mainpuri by margin of 2,21,639 votes. In 2024, the key contest in Mainpuri is between Samajwadi Party's Dimple Yadav and BJP's Jaiveer Singh and BSP's Shiv Prasad Yadav. However, in 2022 by-election, after Mulayam’s death, Dimple Yadav contested the election from this seat and defeated …

'BJP will not go beyond 140 seats': SP chief Akhilesh Yadav
6 months, 3 weeks ago

'BJP will not go beyond 140 seats': SP chief Akhilesh Yadav

Op India  

Samajwadi Party chief Akhilesh Yadav on Saturday exuded confidence in forming the government of the INDIA bloc at the Centre after the Lok Sabha elections results were declared on June 4 and said that the Bharatiya Janata Party will not cross 140 seats. RJD leader Tejashwi Yadav, AAP MP Raghav Chadha, Jharkhand Chief Minister Champai Soren, and Shiv Sena leader …

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, …

Politics or pressure? What's driving Mayawati's 2024 poll moves
6 months, 4 weeks ago

Politics or pressure? What's driving Mayawati's 2024 poll moves

India Today  

The complex electoral landscape of Uttar Pradesh is engulfed in the 'mysterious' political moves by its former chief minister and Bahujan Samaj Party chief Mayawati. Boosted by her feisty nephew and the party's former national coordinator Akash Anand, BSP was turning the tide by building momentum to fight against the BJP's juggernaut and also the INDIA alliance. But before attempting …

Akhilesh Yadav’s rallies draw big crowds; Stalin hits out at Modi
7 months ago

Akhilesh Yadav’s rallies draw big crowds; Stalin hits out at Modi

Hindustan Times  

Former Uttar Pradesh chief minister and Samajwadi Party leader Akhilesh Yadav’s rallies are drawing massive crowds. Shah seeks Patnaik’s retirement Union home minister Amit Shah on Tuesday asked Odisha chief minister Naveen Patnaik, 77, to retire due to his “advanced age and health issues”, prompting Congress veteran P Chidambaram to take a swipe. If we form the government, we will …

Stampede-like situation force Rahul Gandhi, Akhilesh Yadav to cut short election rally in Prayagraj
7 months ago

Stampede-like situation force Rahul Gandhi, Akhilesh Yadav to cut short election rally in Prayagraj

Op India  

Congress leader Rahul Gandhi and Samajwadi Party president Akhilesh Yadav were forced to cut short the public meeting in Prayagraj’s Phulpur constituency as the crowd broke the barricades and reached the dais, creating a stampede-like situation. The campaign rally was organised in support of Amarnath Maurya, who is contesting on an SP ticket for the Phulpur Lok Sabha seat. The …

Stampede-like Situation At Rahul Gandhi-Akhilesh Yadav's Joint Prayagraj Rally
7 months ago

Stampede-like Situation At Rahul Gandhi-Akhilesh Yadav's Joint Prayagraj Rally

News 18  

A stampede-like situation prevailed in the joint public meeting of Congress MP Rahul Gandhi and Samajwadi Party chief Akhilesh Yadav at Phulpur constituency in Uttar Pradesh’s Prayagraj on Sunday. #WATCH | Uttar Pradesh: A stampede-like situation took place in the joint public meeting of Congress MP Rahul Gandhi and Samajwadi Party chief Akhilesh Yadav at Phulpur constituency, in Prayagraj.Rahul Gandhi …

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