LS bypolls: It is a “dharm yudh”, say senior Uttar Pradesh ministers
2 years, 6 months ago

LS bypolls: It is a “dharm yudh”, say senior Uttar Pradesh ministers

Hindustan Times  

The campaign for the June 23 Lok Sabha bypolls to Azamgarh and Rampur seats intensified on Saturday with several leaders of the ruling Bharatiya Janata Party joining the campaign. BJP chief Swatantra Dev who is also the state’s Jal Shakti minister addressing a public meeting in Azamgarh. Ahead of his visit, senior ministers who campaigned for BJP in Azamgarh and Rampur referred to these by-polls as “dharm yudh ” and one of them also referred to Azamgarh as ‘Aryamgarh’ to flag the BJP’s “rename Azamgarh” demand. Since Azamgarh has a sizeable number of Rajbhars, mostly considered loyal to Suheldev Bharatiya Samaj Party whose chief Om Prakash Rajbhar has been pitching for the SP here, Swatantra Dev began his campaign by invoking “Maharaja Suheldev” before referring to sage Durvasa. Deputy chief minister Keshav Prasad Maurya would campaign in Rampur on Sunday The bypolls to these seats were necessitated as SP chief Akhilesh Yadav quit Azamgarh and party veteran Azam Khan quit Rampur Lok Sabha seat on being elected lawmakers to the U.P.

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

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

Hindustan Times  

The upcoming Uttar Pradesh assembly bypolls will be a direct clash between the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) and the Samajwadi Party (SP). The BJP, led by chief minister Yogi Adityanath, is seeking to regain its lost prestige and to send a message to the SP, which has been dominating the state's politics for the past few elections.

AAP, BJP, Congress, JJP announce candidates as Hry polls campaign intensifies
3 months, 2 weeks ago

AAP, BJP, Congress, JJP announce candidates as Hry polls campaign intensifies

Hindustan Times  

With the deadline for filing nominations approaching on September 12, political parties have started announcing their candidates for key constituencies in South Haryana, including Gurugram and Badshahpur. The top leadership had initially taken a wait-and-watch approach, but as the campaign intensifies, candidates are now reaching out to their strongholds and party workers, seeking to unite dissatisfied members, say political observers. …

Gurugram, Badshahpur see intense campaigning ahead of Haryana polls
3 months, 4 weeks ago

Gurugram, Badshahpur see intense campaigning ahead of Haryana polls

Hindustan Times  

Political aspirants across Badshahpur and Gurugram constituencies have ramped up their campaigns in the lead-up to the Haryana assembly elections set to be held on October 1. On Sunday, Kumudini Rakesh Daultabad, an independent candidate and the wife of the late independent Badshahpur MLA Rakesh Daultabad, held a public meeting at Anaj Mandi in Farrukhnagar. Rakesh Daultabad had previously won …

Shahabad JJP MLA joins ‘Haryana Maange Hisaab’ campaign
4 months, 3 weeks ago

Shahabad JJP MLA joins ‘Haryana Maange Hisaab’ campaign

Hindustan Times  

JJP MLA from Shahabad seat of Kurukshetra district Ramkaran Kala on Wednesday joined “Haryana Maange Hisaab” campaign of Congress MP Deepender Hooda in his constituency. Congress MP Deepender Hooda with JJP MLA from Shahabad Ramkaran Kala during ‘Haryana Maange Hisaab’ campaign in Shahabad on Wednesday. Will build university named after Guru Ravidas After paying obeisance at Guru Ravidas Dharam Asthan …

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

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

Hindustan Times  

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

Azamgarh Lok Sabha Election Results 2024: SP's Dharmendra Yadav leading against BJP's Dinesh Lal Yadav
6 months, 2 weeks ago

Azamgarh Lok Sabha Election Results 2024: SP's Dharmendra Yadav leading against BJP's Dinesh Lal Yadav

India TV News  

Azamgarh Lok Sabha Election Result 2024: Azamgarh Lok Sabha constituency is one of the 80 seats in Uttar Pradesh. Azamgarh Lok Sabha Election Results 2024 | UPDATES Samajwadi Party's Dharmendra Yadav leading against BJP's Dinesh Lal Yadav in early trends. In 2024, the key contest in Azamgarh is between BJP's Dinesh Lal Yadav 'Nirahua' and Samajwadi Party's Dharmendra Yadav. Uttar …

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 …

Muslims now stand with BJP; understood Congress, INDIA bloc using them as pawns: PM Modi
7 months, 2 weeks ago

Muslims now stand with BJP; understood Congress, INDIA bloc using them as pawns: PM Modi

New Indian Express  

LUCKNOW: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday said Muslims now understand that the Congress and INDIA bloc are using them as pawns, asserting that the community is distancing itself from them after seeing the development carried out by the BJP. Addressing a rally in support of BJP candidate Rekha Verma in Dhaurahra, Modi said that the poor and those belonging …

Lok Sabha Election 2024: PM Says Congress Skipped Pran Prathista To 'Appease Votebank', Cong Releases Poll Campaign Song
8 months, 1 week ago

Lok Sabha Election 2024: PM Says Congress Skipped Pran Prathista To 'Appease Votebank', Cong Releases Poll Campaign Song

News 18  

Lok Sabha Election 2024: Latest Updates On Upcoming Elections in India Our Live Coverage on Lok Sabha Election 2024 Has Moved Here. Lok Sabha Election 2024: Omar Abdullah Challenges Ghulam Nabi Azad to Contest Polls Against Him National Conference vice-president Omar Abdullah challenged Democratic Progressive Azad Party chairman Ghulam Nabi Azad on Monday to contest the upcoming Lok Sabha polls …

Lok Sabha election: Muslim candidates get minimal representation in Bihar’s political fray
8 months, 1 week ago

Lok Sabha election: Muslim candidates get minimal representation in Bihar’s political fray

The Hindu  

The politics of Bihar has always torqued around the so-called ‘MY’ combine, referring to the Muslim and Yadav political combination. Mr. Alam, the son of former Union Minister and veteran Muslim leader Mohammed Taslimuddin, had won the last Assembly election on an All India Majlis-E-Ittehadul Muslimeen ticket but joined the RJD in June 2022 along with three other AIMIM legislators. …

After decades, polls taking place in J&K without fear of terrorism, cross-border firing: PM Modi
8 months, 1 week ago

After decades, polls taking place in J&K without fear of terrorism, cross-border firing: PM Modi

New Indian Express  

UDHAMPUR: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday said the upcoming Lok Sabha polls will take place in Jammu and Kashmir without the fear of terrorism, strikes, stone-pelting and cross-border firing. Addressing a poll rally in Udhampur, Modi said he has fulfilled his promise of putting an end to the long sufferings of the people of Jammu and Kashmir and challenged …

PM Modi to kickstart BJP’s Lok Sabha election campaign in Uttar Pradesh from Meerut tomorrow; Details here
8 months, 3 weeks ago

PM Modi to kickstart BJP’s Lok Sabha election campaign in Uttar Pradesh from Meerut tomorrow; Details here

Live Mint  

Prime Minister Narendra Modi will kick off the Bharatiya Janata Party's campaign for the Lok Sabha election 2024 in Uttar Pradesh from Meerut with a mega rally on Saturday, March 30th. Uttar Pradesh is crucial for the party to achieve the target of 370 seats set by PM Modi for the Lok Sabha elections as the state sends 80 MPs, …

PM Modi targets Opposition for dynastic politics amid BJP’s development push
9 months, 2 weeks ago

PM Modi targets Opposition for dynastic politics amid BJP’s development push

The Hindu  

Coming down heavily on the Opposition for their “parivarvadi” politics, Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday said the development work initiated by the Bharatiya Janata Party-led double-engine government has rattled such elements. They forget that 140-crore citizens are Modi ka Parivar,” said the Prime Minister after inaugurating and laying foundation stone for multiple developmental projects worth over ₹34,700 crore across …

BSP leader Shah Alam joins SP
9 months, 3 weeks ago

BSP leader Shah Alam joins SP

Hindustan Times  

Lucknow: In a bid to fortify its position in Azamgarh Lok Sabha seat before the general elections, the Samajwadi Party opened the door to the BSP leader and former MLA Shah Alam alias Guddu Jamali. Guddu Jamali joins Samajwadi Party in the presence of Akhilesh Yadav in Lucknow SP chief Akhilesh Yadav is most likely to contest from Azamgarh in …

Rajasthan CM attends cluster meeting in UP to woo Brahmin voters
10 months ago

Rajasthan CM attends cluster meeting in UP to woo Brahmin voters

Hindustan Times  

LUCKNOW With an aim to consolidate hold over upper caste Brahmin voters ahead of the Lok Sabha polls, Rajasthan chief minister Bhajanlal Sharma addressed BJP workers of five Lok Sabha seats, including Sitapur, Misrikh, Dhaurahara, Lakhimpur and Hardoi, at a cluster meeting in Naimisharanya on Friday. In the 2014 and 2019 LS polls as well as assembly elections 2017 and …

MP: After Bihar, Mohan Visits UP to Woo Yadav Community
10 months, 1 week ago

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 …

Impact of BJP’s Yadav CM pick in Madhya Pradesh likely to be felt in UP, Bihar
1 year ago

Impact of BJP’s Yadav CM pick in Madhya Pradesh likely to be felt in UP, Bihar

Hindustan Times  

As soon as the Bharatiya Janata Party yet again caught the political pundits unaware, this time picking party lawmaker Mohan Yadav as chief minister in Madhya Pradesh, there was near unanimity that the impact of the decision won’t remain limited to the CM-designate’s parent state. In the 2022 Uttar Pradesh assembly polls, the BJP belied predictions of Samajwadi Party’s resurgence …

Imran Masood likely to contest Lok Sabha polls from West U.P. on RLD ticket
1 year, 3 months ago

Imran Masood likely to contest Lok Sabha polls from West U.P. on RLD ticket

Hindustan Times  

LUCKNOW Former MLA Imran Masood is set to enter the race for the 2024 Lok Sabha election as a candidate supported by the INDIA alliance from a constituency in Western Uttar Pradesh. Imran Masood Masood, a prominent Muslim leader from Saharanpur district in Western Uttar Pradesh, faced expulsion from the Bahujan Samaj Party on August 29 due to charges of …

Uttar Pradesh: Former SP leader Shalini Yadav, who fought against PM Modi in 2019 Lok Sabha polls, joins BJP
1 year, 5 months ago

Uttar Pradesh: Former SP leader Shalini Yadav, who fought against PM Modi in 2019 Lok Sabha polls, joins BJP

India TV News  

In a major setback to Samajwadi Party, former SP leader Shalini Yadav, who contested for the Varanasi Lok Sabha seat in 2019, against Prime Minister Narendra Modi, is set to join the Bharatiya Janata Party later on Monday. According to media reports, several leaders from other parties were scheduled to join the BJP today at the party headquarters in Uttar …

Akhilesh Yadav demands caste census, action against SBI, LIC top brass
1 year, 9 months ago

Akhilesh Yadav demands caste census, action against SBI, LIC top brass

Hindustan Times  

Samajwadi Party chief Akhilesh Yadav on Sunday demanded a nationwide caste census before the 2024 Lok Sabha polls saying only such an exercise can show how much the Bharatiya Janata Party government at the Centre has done for the poor and the downtrodden. Only caste census can show how much has been done for the poor and the downtrodden,” Yadav …

Akhilesh Yadav indicates Samajwadi Party may contest Amethi in 2024
1 year, 9 months ago

Akhilesh Yadav indicates Samajwadi Party may contest Amethi in 2024

India Today  

Samajwadi Party chief Akhilesh Yadav on Monday indicated his party could field a candidate in the next election from the high-profile Amethi seat, which it used to leave for the Congress. Yadav, who visited Amethi on Sunday for the wedding of influential party leader and former Uttar Pradesh minister Gayatri Prasad Prajapati's daughter, gave the indication in a tweet in …

In ‘market of hate’, a Congress leader’s march to ‘unite India’
1 year, 11 months ago

In ‘market of hate’, a Congress leader’s march to ‘unite India’

Al Jazeera  

Experts say the march led by Rahul Gandhi is an effort to revive the electoral fortunes of a party that dominated Indian politics for decades. Karnal, Haryana – India’s main opposition leader Rahul Gandhi’s countrywide Bharat Jodo Yatra entered the northern Haryana state earlier this week. Response ‘heartwarming’ Senior Congress party leader Kamal Nath said Rahul Gandhi was forced to …

Mainpuri Lok Sabha bypoll: Yogi Adityanath to campaign in Akhilesh Yadav’s Karhal assembly segment
2 years ago

Mainpuri Lok Sabha bypoll: Yogi Adityanath to campaign in Akhilesh Yadav’s Karhal assembly segment

Hindustan Times  

The campaign for the December 5 bypolls has begun warming up with chief minister Yogi Adityanath set to join it in Mainpuri on Monday. Uttar Pradesh chief minister Yogi Adityanath will also campaign in Rampur and Khatauli assembly constituencies where the bypolls are scheduled. Yogi Adityanath is scheduled to address a public meeting at Narsingh Yadav Inter College in Karhal, …

Mainpuri bypoll campaign turns into a fierce no-holds-barred battle between Samajwadi Party and the BJP
2 years, 1 month ago

Mainpuri bypoll campaign turns into a fierce no-holds-barred battle between Samajwadi Party and the BJP

The Hindu  

In the high voltage Mainpuri bypoll battle, both the BJP and the Samajwadi Party, the two prime contenders to the seat, are engaged in a fierce no-holds-barred campaign after the nominations of seven out of 13 candidates was rejected. Contrary to previous byelections, held after the 2022 Uttar Pradesh Assembly polls, where the SP’s top leadership refrained from addressing even …

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 …

Owaisi calls Samajwadi Party 'useless' after Akhilesh loses Rampur, Azamgarh in UP bypolls
2 years, 5 months ago

Owaisi calls Samajwadi Party 'useless' after Akhilesh loses Rampur, Azamgarh in UP bypolls

India TV News  

Highlights Owaisi termed Akhilesh's Samajwadi Party 'useless' after party lost two key seats to BJP in bypolls He said that the result clearly shows that the Samajwadi Party has no ability to defeat the BJP BJP won Azamgarh, Rampur - both strongholds of Samajwadi Party - in what PM Modi called 'historic' AIMIM chief Asaduddin Owaisi on Sunday termed Akhilesh …

Lok Sabha bypoll: BJP's win a result of double-engine government, says UP CM Yogi Adityanath
2 years, 5 months ago

Lok Sabha bypoll: BJP's win a result of double-engine government, says UP CM Yogi Adityanath

India TV News  

Lok Sabha bypoll: As the Bharatiya Janata Party won two back-to-back seats from the Samajwadi Party in the bypolls, Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath said that people sent a message that they are not ready to accept dynastic and casteist parties, which incite communal tensions and criminals. Addressing a press conference at the state party headquarters here, Adityanath announced that BJP …

Azamgarh by-polls: You have got the opportunity to turn this 'Aatankgarh' into 'Aryamgarh', says Yogi to voters
2 years, 6 months ago

Azamgarh by-polls: You have got the opportunity to turn this 'Aatankgarh' into 'Aryamgarh', says Yogi to voters

Firstpost  

Uttar Pradesh’s chief minister Yogi Adityanath sought votes for BJP candidate Dinesh Lal Yadav Nirhua in an election rally in Azamgarh on Sunday. Describing SP and BSP as Rahu-Ketu for the development of the state, he said that an opportunity is ahead for the people of Azamgarh to elect BJP’s candidate in the upcoming by elections and make Azamgarh into …

Ahead of LS bypolls in Azamgarh, Rampur, will Akhilesh Yadav's absence from campaign trail cost SP?
2 years, 6 months ago

Ahead of LS bypolls in Azamgarh, Rampur, will Akhilesh Yadav's absence from campaign trail cost SP?

India Today  

All eyes are now on the by-elections to the Lok Sabha seats of Azamgarh and Rampur, lying vacant since the resignation of Samajwadi Party chief Akhilesh Yadav and party stalwart Mohammad Azam Khan respectively after they were elected members of the Uttar Pradesh Legislative Assembly. While Azam Khan, who is out on bail, and other party leaders have been campaigning …

Samajwadi Party, BSP are 'Rahu-Ketu' for UP's Development, Says CM Yogi During Azamgarh Bypoll Campaign
2 years, 6 months ago

Samajwadi Party, BSP are 'Rahu-Ketu' for UP's Development, Says CM Yogi During Azamgarh Bypoll Campaign

News 18  

Terming Samajwadi Party and BSP “Rahu-Ketu” for UP’s development, Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath on Sunday urged the Azamgarh voters to maintain a distance from the two parties, asking them not to let the parliamentary constituency become a “den of terrorism”. Addressing an election rally at Chakrapanpur in Azamgarh to seek support for BJP candidate Dinesh Lal Yadav ‘Nirauha’, Adityanath said, …

UP: Akhilesh Yadav Yet to Start Campaigning for Azamgarh, Rampur Bypolls, BJP Says SP Smelling Defeat
2 years, 6 months ago

UP: Akhilesh Yadav Yet to Start Campaigning for Azamgarh, Rampur Bypolls, BJP Says SP Smelling Defeat

News 18  

Even though the bypolls for Azamgarh and Rampur parliamentary seats are only a few days away, Samajwadi Party chief Akhilesh Yadav is yet to start campaigning. SP’s Rampur MLA Khan reached Azamgarh along with his son, Abdullah Azam, on Saturday to campaign for Dharmendra Yadav. The Bharatiya Janata Party has once again fielded Bhojpuri singer Dineshlal Yadav Nirahua in Azamgarh, …

BJP, BSP Sweat It Out to Wrest Azamgarh From Samajwadi Party in Upcoming Bypoll
2 years, 6 months ago

BJP, BSP Sweat It Out to Wrest Azamgarh From Samajwadi Party in Upcoming Bypoll

News 18  

As the by-elections inch closer for Azamgarh parliamentary seat, nearly all major political parties are sweating it out in extreme heat to reach out to voters. Meanwhile, the Samajwadi Party looks to retain the seat which was vacated by SP Chief Akhilesh Yadav by fielding his cousin Dharmendra Yadav. In the 2019 general elections, SP chief Akhilesh Yadav was elected …

Azam Khan aide, Akhilesh’s cousin are SP’s candidates for Rampur and Azamgarh Lok Sabha byelection
2 years, 6 months ago

Azam Khan aide, Akhilesh’s cousin are SP’s candidates for Rampur and Azamgarh Lok Sabha byelection

The Hindu  

A close aide of senior MLA Azam Khan was on Monday declared the candidate of the Samajwadi Party for the Lok Sabha byelection in Rampur while in Azamgarh the party decided to field former MP Dharmendra Yadav, a cousin of SP president Akhilesh Yadav. The byelections in Azamgarh and Rampur were necessitated after the incumbent MPs Mr. Akhilesh Yadav and …

Congress, SP sympathise with terrorists, say Osama 'ji': PM Modi in UP's Hardoi
2 years, 10 months ago

Congress, SP sympathise with terrorists, say Osama 'ji': PM Modi in UP's Hardoi

India Today  

While addressing a rally in Uttar Pradesh's Hardoi on Sunday, PM Narendra Modi launched a scathing attack on rival parties and accused them of being sympathetic towards terrorists. READ | UP polls: Priyanka targets Modi, Adityanath in Raebareli Sharpening the attack on SP, the Prime Minister said when it came to power in Uttar Pradesh, its government tried to withdraw …

Estranged father Mulayam, uncle Shivpal board Akhilesh's campaign rath on home turf Etawah
2 years, 10 months ago

Estranged father Mulayam, uncle Shivpal board Akhilesh's campaign rath on home turf Etawah

India Today  

Samajwadi Party president Akhilesh Yadav’s campaign for the third phase of the Uttar Pradesh Assembly election received a big shot in the arm on Thursday. Samajwadi Party founder Mulayam Singh Yadav and Akhilesh Yadav’s estranged uncle Shivpal Yadav joined Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath’s challenger on his campaign rath in Etawah. Samajwadi Party president Akhilesh Yadav on the campaign …

BJP should change its name to Bharatiya Jhagda Party, says Akhilesh Yadav in Karhal
2 years, 10 months ago

BJP should change its name to Bharatiya Jhagda Party, says Akhilesh Yadav in Karhal

India Today  

Samajwadi Party chief Akhilesh Yadav has mounted a scathing attack on the BJP and alleged that the ruling party in Uttar Pradesh spreads lies and causes friction and discord among communities. Akhilesh Yadav was joined by his father and SP patriarch Mulayam Singh Yadav in Karhal, which has long been a Samajwadi Party bastion. READ | UP Polls: Akhilesh Yadav …

Uttarakhand polls: ‘Love Jihad’ crackdown, Char Dham expansion in BJP manifesto
2 years, 10 months ago

Uttarakhand polls: ‘Love Jihad’ crackdown, Char Dham expansion in BJP manifesto

Hindustan Times  

The Bharatiya Janata Party on Wednesday unveiled its manifesto for the Uttarakhand Assembly polls. The saffron party's ‘Drishti Patra’ was released by union minister Nitin Gadkari in Dehradun, news agency ANI reported. Union Minister Nitin Gadkari along with Union Minister & BJP's Uttarakhand election in-charge Pralhad Joshi, former union minister Ramesh Pokhriyal, MP Tirath Singh Rawat, Uttarakhand BJP President Madan …

Right Word | Uttar Pradesh’s caste conundrum: Why political pundits are getting it wrong
2 years, 10 months ago

Right Word | Uttar Pradesh’s caste conundrum: Why political pundits are getting it wrong

Firstpost  

When it comes to elections in Uttar Pradesh, most political pundits and pollsters often get it wrong. They said in an article in the Indian Express titled ‘Explained: In Hindi heartland, upper castes dominate new Lok Sabha’, “We are responding to this question using data that a team of researchers from the Trivedi Center for Political Data and the CERI …

Will reconsider cases against Yogi Adityanath if...: Akhilesh Yadav
2 years, 10 months ago

Will reconsider cases against Yogi Adityanath if...: Akhilesh Yadav

India Today  

Samajwadi Party chief Akhilesh Yadav said there were more charges against Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath and the deputy chief minister than there are Sections in the Indian Penal Code. Hitting out at the Bharatya Janata Party, Samajwadi Party chief Akhilesh Yadav said that everyone in Uttar Pradesh wants to remove "negative thinkers". "This election is all about brotherhood …

UP polls: At Yadav-dominated Karhal, Akhilesh Yadav may face a Brahmin-Dalit challenge
2 years, 10 months ago

UP polls: At Yadav-dominated Karhal, Akhilesh Yadav may face a Brahmin-Dalit challenge

India Today  

Uttar Pradesh’s Karhal assembly constituency is unique for having maintained its anti-Congressism since the first state election in the 1950s. YADAV EPICENTRE KARHAL Akhilesh Yadav, the Samajwadi Party president and chief ministerial aspirant, is contesting the Uttar Pradesh Assembly election from this seat. Akhilesh Yadav’s father and Samajwadi Party founder Mulayam Singh Yadav brought Safai to Uttar Pradesh’s political map …

Akhilesh Yadav to file nomination from Karhal; says UP polls will script history
2 years, 10 months ago

Akhilesh Yadav to file nomination from Karhal; says UP polls will script history

Deccan Chronicle  

Lucknow: Samajwadi Party president Akhilesh Yadav on Monday said this Uttar Pradesh assembly polls will write the country's history for the next century and appealed to people to defeat negative politics. Yadav, who is in Mainpuri district to file his nomination from the Karhal assembly seat, also said that his "mission" is of a movement of positive politics with progressive …

'You think of farmers' interests and so does BJP': Amit Shah meets Jat leaders ahead of UP polls
2 years, 10 months ago

'You think of farmers' interests and so does BJP': Amit Shah meets Jat leaders ahead of UP polls

India Today  

Ahead of the Uttar Pradesh Assembly election, BJP leader Amit Shah met leaders and influencers from the Jat community of western Uttar Pradesh on Wednesday. According to sources, Amit Shah said at the meeting, “Jats don’t think for themselves but for others, like BJP does for the nation. Delhi: Union Home Minister Amit Shah's meeting with Jat leaders from UP …

UP Polls 2022: Samajwadi Party releases list of candidates. Details
2 years, 11 months ago

UP Polls 2022: Samajwadi Party releases list of candidates. Details

Live Mint  

Uttar Pradesh Elections 2022: The Samajwadi Party of Akhilesh Yadav on Monday released the list of 159 candidates for the upcoming assembly elections in Uttar Pradesh. Star campaigners SP patron Mulayam Singh Yadav, Akhilesh Yadav and new entrant to the party Swami Prasad Maurya are among its 30 star campaigners for the first phase of the assembly election. The other …

UP Polls: No Longer an SP Bastion, Azamgarh May Spring Some Surprises for Akhilesh Yadav
2 years, 11 months ago

UP Polls: No Longer an SP Bastion, Azamgarh May Spring Some Surprises for Akhilesh Yadav

News 18  

As Uttar Pradesh elections 2022 approach, one of the seats in the spotlight is Azamgarh. A look at the result trends since the 2009 Lok Sabha elections shows BJP and BSP having made significant gains in Azamgarh. In fact, the BJP had won the Azamgarh seat in 2009 by fielding a Yadav face who was earlier a winning candidate for …

UP polls: Mulayam Singh Yadav, Jaya Bachchan among Samajwadi Party's star campaigners
2 years, 11 months ago

UP polls: Mulayam Singh Yadav, Jaya Bachchan among Samajwadi Party's star campaigners

India TV News  

Highlights Earlier, it was informed that Akhilesh Yadav will contest from Mainpuri's Karhal Akhilesh Yadav is currently a Lok Sabha MP from Azamgarh Dimple Yadav, Ram Gopal Yadav, Swami Prasad Maurya are among star campaigners The Samajwadi Party on Sunday released a list of 30 star campaigners for the first phase of the Uttar Pradesh Assembly election. Senior party leader …

UP Polls: Chandrashekhar Azad to contest against Yogi Adityanath in Gorakhpur
2 years, 11 months ago

UP Polls: Chandrashekhar Azad to contest against Yogi Adityanath in Gorakhpur

Live Mint  

Azad Samaj Party chief Chandrashekhar Azad will contest the assembly elections from Gorakhpur against Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister and BJP leader Yogi Adityanath. "Taking forward the ideology "Bahujan Hitay-Bahujan Sukhay" of Babasaheb Dr Bhimrao Ambedkar ji and Matyavar Kanshi Ram Saheb, Azad Samaj Party declares Chandra Shekhar Aazad as its candidate from Gorakhpur constituency," said Azad Samaj Party in a …

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 …

Shikha Mukerjee | As Indian polity matures, new politics is on the rise
3 years ago

Shikha Mukerjee | As Indian polity matures, new politics is on the rise

Deccan Chronicle  

In politics, there cannot be a vacuum. West Bengal chief minister Mamata Banerjee’s fast, aggressive exercises in filling the space the Congress wilfully vacated can be seen as opportunistic or it can be perceived as a necessity. It’s hard and presumably satisfying when the regional and smaller parties defeated the BJP in the Assembly or other civic polls, as Mamata …

Ahead of polls, Kejriwal says people of Uttarakhand will now give chance to new party
3 years, 1 month ago

Ahead of polls, Kejriwal says people of Uttarakhand will now give chance to new party

India TV News  

Highlights Retired Army colonel Ajay Kothiyal is the chief ministerial candidate for AAP in Uttarakhand Kejriwal is constantly visiting Uttrakhand and is preparing for the upcoming elections in state In his earlier visit, Kejriwal had promised to make Uttrakhand the 'spiritual capital' of country Ahead of the 2022 Uttarakhand Assembly polls, Delhi Chief Minister and Aam Aadmi Party convenor Arvind …

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