NEW DELHI: The Election Commission of India (ECI) has moved the bypolls for nine assembly seats in Uttar Pradesh from November 13th to November 20th. This decision, citing festival considerations, has sparked controversy, with Samajwadi Party (SP) supremo Akhilesh Yadav accusing the ruling Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) of manipulating the schedule to sway the outcome.Yadav,…
Akhilesh Yadav and Yogi Adityanath (R) NEW DELHI: The Samajwadi Party (SP) supremo Akhilesh Yadav on Saturday responded to Uttar Pradesh chief minister Yogi Adityanath‘s recent slogan, “Batenge toh katenge,” which has sparked headlines. Yadav condemned the slogan as “negative,” claiming it reflects the BJP‘s “disappointment and failure.” He added that this slogan will be…
NEW DELHI: The Samajwadi Party, which is part of the opposition bloc INDIA (Indian National Developmental Inclusive Alliance) has threatened to field 25 to 30 Independent candidates in Maharashtra if the Maha Vikas Aghadi (MVA) allies do not endorse the five candidates that the party has already announced.Samajwadi Party leader Abu Azmi slammed the MVA…
NEW DELHI: Senior Samajwadi Party (SP) leader Ram Gopal Yadav courted controversy on Monday as he allegedly abused Chief Justice of India (CJI) DY Chandrachud over his “praying to God for Ram Mandir solution” remark.When asked about the CJI’s statement recalling how he went on to deliver the verdict in the complex Ram Mandir case,…
NEW DELHI: Congress is pushing for a third seat to contest in the bypolls in Uttar Pradesh, after having been given two by ally Samajwadi Party. Sources said a deal could be announced on Saturday.SP snubbed the demand from Congress for five of the ten seats that are scheduled to go for voting, even though…
NEW DELHI: Samajwadi Party (SP) chief Akhilesh Yadav on Friday criticised the Uttar Pradesh government and the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) for obstructing his visit to the Jayaprakash Narayan International Centre (JPNIC) in Lucknow on the birth anniversary of the socialist icon.Yadav accused the state government of deliberately preventing him and his supporters from paying…
NEW DELHI: A member of the Samajwadi Party chained himself and staged a demonstration in front of the home of Akhilesh Yadav, the party’s leader on Friday morning. Supporters of the Samajwadi Party in Lucknow are protesting against the Uttar Pradesh government for allegedly obstructing the main entrance of the Jayaprakash Narayan International Centre with…
NEW DELHI: Samajwadi Party (SP) chief Akhilesh Yadav confirmed on Thursday that the party’s alliance with the Congress will continue. This announcement came a day after the SP declared its candidates for six of the ten assembly seats in Uttar Pradesh, where bypolls are scheduled for later this year.Yadav made this statement while addressing reporters…
NEW DELHI: The Samajwadi Party (SP) on Wednesday released the names of six candidates for the upcoming Uttar Pradesh assembly bypolls without discussing with the INDIA bloc, which was constituted by the rival political parties of the BJP to present an alternative front in the 2024 Lok Sabha polls.“Samajwadi Party has not discussed with INDIA…
NEW DELHI: Acting on her request, Samajwadi Party MP Jaya Bachchan has been shifted to the departmental standing committee on labour, days after she was nominated to the committee on communications and information technology headed by BJP MP Nishikant Dubey.Sources said Trinamool Congress MP Mahua Moitra, who was also nominated to the committee headed by…
