Tag: Akhilesh Yadav
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Lok Sabha Elections 2019: With alliance finalized, SP and BSP take swipe at BJP
While the two parties will contest on 76 of the 80 Lok Sabha seats in Uttar Pradesh, two seats (Rae Bareli and Amethi) have been left for the Congress and two seats for the other alliance partners.
January 12, 2019 -
Anti-BJP leaders welcome SP-BSP alliance; UP CM says such ties will bring anarchy
Bahujan Samaj Party (BSP) and Samajwadi Party (SP) made official their decision to contest the 2019 Lok Sabha elections as allies with an objective to throw out the “arrogant” Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) from the centre.
January 12, 2019 -
Mayawati, Akhilesh Yadav announce BSP-SP alliance for 2019 Lok Sabha polls | Slam ‘arrogant’ BJP
In a landmark press conference in Lucknow on Saturday, Bahujan Samaj Party (BSP) and Samajwadi Party (SP) – previously bitter political rivals – officially announced their alliance ahead of the 2019 Lok Sabha elections.
January 12, 2019 -
Lok Sabha Elections 2019: Akhilesh, Mayawati may announce SP BSP alliance tomorrow
The past couple of days saw posters and banners spring up outside the SP office and at other places in the state capital hailing the `gatbandhan’ (alliance).
January 11, 2019 -
Mayawati, Akhilesh Yadav may announce alliance in joint press conference on 12 Jan
Days after agreeing to contest the 2019 Lok Sabha elections together, the Bahujan Samaj Party (BSP) and Samajwadi Party (SP) are all set to hold a joint press conference on Saturday in Lucknow.
January 11, 2019 -
Mayawati cuts into BJP over CBI investigation, says action and timing politically motivated
Mayawati hit out at the BJP leaders for their statements on the case asking since when did they become the ‘spokespersons’ of the investigating agency.
January 7, 2019 -
Lok Sabha Elections 2019: RLD unhappy with UP seat sharing; wants more seats
Party leaders feel that RLD, in an alliance with SP and BSP, can win elections on many important seats of western UP with their Jats-Muslims formula.
January 6, 2019 -
Lok Sabha Elections 2019: SP and BSP poll pact in UP almost certain; sans Congress
While no formal declaration about the pact has come forth from either the SP or the BSP, it is understood that Mayawati may make an announcement to this effect on January 10.
January 5, 2019 -
Ghazipur violence: Akhilesh Yadav blames Adityanath’s ‘thok do’ policy
Speaking to reporters in Lucknow on Sunday, the former Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister slammed his successor for the condition of law and order in the state.
December 30, 2018 -
Akhilesh Yadav upset as lone SP MLA left out of MP cabinet, hints at UP coalition sans Congress
A miffed Yadav had 'thanked' the Congress for not making his party's lone MLA in Madhya Pradesh a minister, saying it has made the 'road ahead clear for his party'.
December 27, 2018 -
Mayawati key to 2019 poll battle
It seems the Congress is keen to offer at least one of her MLAs a berth in chief minister Kamal Nath’s cabinet. But Mayawati has not bitten the bait yet.
December 26, 2018 -
Not all share DMK’s view of Rahul Gandhi being PM: Akhilesh Yadav
DMK maintained it was within its rights to propose Gandhi's name as the real alternative to the BJP whose government was keen on imposing one culture, one religion and one language on the country.
December 19, 2018 -
Chauhan ended Goa-like plan
As soon as it looked like the Congress would not touch the majority mark on its own and its victory margin was narrow, the BJP top brass began working the phones to the two BSP MLAs and Independents.
December 19, 2018 -
Hand plucks the Lotus
There was a near-total absence of truckloads of cash, sewing machines, sarees, bicycles, laptops, etc. as 'incentive' to voters. Evidently, voters did not evince much interest in such 'incentives'. A related issue was the minimal violence by political party goons since voters were tightlipped in all surveys and there was no way of gauging their political preferences and prejudices to beat them into submission beforehand.
December 16, 2018 -
BSP, SP extend support to Congress in MP ‘to keep BJP out of power’
Targeting the ruling government, the BSP chief Mayawati said the poll results explained that the people in states like Chhattisgarh, Rajasthan and Madhya Pradesh were 'totally against the BJP and its anti-people policies'.
December 12, 2018 -
Mulayam Singh Yadav makes surprise appearance at Shivpal rally
But, the wily politician despite speculations about his health sprang yet another surprise by attending the PSP’s ‘janakrosh’ rally at Ramabai Ambedkar Maidan here on Sunday.
December 9, 2018 -
Bulandshahr violence result of BJP’s dangerous policies: Akhilesh Yadav
Speaking at the rally held during the unveiling of a statue of a Kargil martyr, Yadav also warned the people to be watchful of the activities of the BJP and its leaders as they had mastered the art of confusing people and fanning communal passions.
December 7, 2018