Samajwadi Party
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UP polls: BJP’s candidate list aims to counter rivals’ OBC pitch
New Delhi: With the Samajwadi Party accusing the BJP of being anti-backward castes, the ruling party has deployed its own brand of ‘mandal’ politics to counter the narrative by giving the group…
- India
UP Polls: Bhim Army chief refused to form alliance with SP after receiving ‘some phone call’, alleges Akhilesh Yadav
Lucknow (Uttar Pradesh): Samajwadi Party (SP) chief Akhilesh Yadav on Saturday alleged that Bhim Army chief Chandrashekhar Azad refused to form an alliance with SP abruptly after speaking to someone on the…
- India
Amid mass defections, Mayawati calls SP ‘anti-Dalit’ party
Lucknow (UP): As several leaders from the BJP shifted allegiance to the Samajwadi Party (SP) saying it worked for the Dalits and backward classes, BSP supremo Mayawati on Saturday pooh-poohed the claim…
- India
BJP has already sent Adityanath home, says Akhilesh after UP CM fielded from Gorakhpur
Lucknow: Samajwadi Party chief Akhilesh Yadav on Saturday took a jibe at the BJP’s decision to field Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath from the Gorakhpur constituency, saying the saffron party has…
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UP polls: OBC leader Swami Prasad Maurya joins Samajwadi Party
Lucknow: Former Uttar Pradesh cabinet minister and prominent OBC leader Swami Prasad Maurya on Friday joined the Samajwadi Party along with another rebel minister Dharam Singh Saini. Five BJP MLAs and Apna…
- India
Battle for UP: Samajwadi party faces problem of plenty
Lucknow: The Samajwadi Party, which has been happily inducting leaders from other parties, is now facing the problem of plenty.Too many claimants on every seat and the threat of the seat going to…
- India
Another four BJP MLAs are leaving the party today: Sharad Pawar
Mumbai: Nationalist Congress Party (NCP) chief Sharad Pawar on Thursday took a jibe at the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) and claimed that four BJP MLAs are leaving the party today itself. Briefing…
- Elections
BJP MLA Mukesh Verma quits in UP; 7 resign party in 3 days
Firozabad: In a fresh jolt to the BJP, Dr. Mukesh Verma, MLA from Shikohabad Assembly constituency here, on Thursday resigned from the primary membership of the party alleging ‘lack of respect’ by…
- Politics
NCP to tie up with Samajwadi Party in UP elections: Pawar
Mumbai: Nationalist Congress Party (NCP) president Sharad Pawar on Tuesday said his party would contest the ensuing Assembly elections in Uttar Pradesh as part of the Samajwadi Party-led alliance. He also said…
- India
Akhilesh objects to ‘farq saaf hai’ campaign
Lucknow: Samajwadi Party president Akhilesh Yadav has raised objection to Uttar Pradesh government advertisements that show ‘anti-social elements’ wearing red caps and holding them responsible for all problems before 2017.In a statement, Akhilesh…
- Politics
Amit Shah compares SP’s tenure with NIZAM’s rule
Moradabad: Attacking Samajwadi Party (SP) chief Akhilesh Yadav, Union Home Minister Amit Shah on Thursday coined ‘NIZAM’ acronym to describe Samajwadi Party’s rule under Akhilesh Yadav referring to Muslim leaders of Congress,…