Tag: Akhilesh Yadav

Masood Azhar will be killed like Osama, says Yogi Adityanath

Yogi also said that the opposition has raised questions on the valour of the army.

March 24, 2019

Lok Sabha elections 2019: Akhilesh Yadav to contest from Azamgarh, Azam Khan from Rampur

This is the first time that Akhilesh Yadav will be contesting from a seat in eastern Uttar Pradesh.

March 24, 2019

‘Don’t be disheartened’: Mayawati won’t contest LS polls, but hints can still be PM

Mayawati on Wednesday said she will not contest the upcoming Lok Sabha elections 2019 effectively backing out of the race for the Prime Minister’s post.

March 21, 2019

Former SP minister appointed in-charge of BSP candidate’s election

SP President Akhilesh Yadav has handed over the responsibility of the election on Meerut-Hapur Seat to Shahid Manzoor, who was the party candidate from here in 2014 and was once again preparing to contest from the same seat.

March 20, 2019

Lok Sabha elections: Mayawati, Akhilesh to kickstart joint rallies from 7 April

It will be for the first time in more than 25 years that the once sworn adversaries will share a common platform.

March 15, 2019

LS polls | Samajwadi Party first list out; Mulayam Singh to fight from stronghold Mainpuri

The announcement has diminished the possibility of the Congress entering into a ‘mahagathbandhan’ with the SP and the Bahujan Samaj Party in Uttar Pradesh.

March 8, 2019

SP slams PM Modi’s mega video-conference amid growing tension with Pakistan

Prime Minister Modi on Thursday interacted with over 1 crore BJP workers and volunteers from 15,000 locations across the country in what the party claims is the "world's largest video conference".

February 28, 2019

Embarrassment for Akhilesh again as Mulayam slams his decision to tie up with BSP

He said he had toiled hard to bring the party to its zenith. But after Akhilesh entered into an alliance with BSP president Mayawati, SP's seats were halved.

February 21, 2019

‘Remote control politics of two and half men,’ says Akhilesh Yadav after being stopped at Lucknow Airport

While the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) government’s move was slammed by the former chief minister, Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath said the decision was taken in the interest of law and order situation.

February 12, 2019

Allahabad University event: Akhilesh Yadav ‘stopped’ at airport; Adityanath cites law-order problem

Prevented from boarding a flight to Prayagraj, former Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister and Samajwadi Party leader Akhilesh Yadav lashed out at the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) stating that the government is scared.

February 12, 2019

Mayawati should reimburse money spent on elephant statues: SC

Petitioner Ravi Kant had sought recovery of the amount spent on statues in memorial parks dedicated to BSP founder Kanshi Ram in Uttar Pradesh.

February 8, 2019

BJP will put Aligarh lock on SP-BSP alliance, says Amit Shah

In Bulandshahr, Shah inaugurated 51 newly constructed party offices in different districts and congratulated party leaders and workers on the occasion.

February 6, 2019

SP chief Akhilesh Yadav welcomes Priyanka Gandhi’s appointment

Samajwadi Party chief and former Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Akhilesh Yadav welcomed the appointment of Priyanka Gandhi Vadra as a Congress general secretary for UP (East).

January 26, 2019

‘Woman with a tainted life partner’: Bihar deputy CM scoffs at Priyanka’s appointment

Priyanka Gandhi formally entered politics on Wednesday with her brother and Congress president Rahul Gandhi appointing her as general secretary for Uttar Pradesh East.

January 25, 2019

EVM hacking: Opposition seeks probe, BJP sees Congress link

Interestingly, National Conference chairman Farooq Abdullah had, during the mega anti-BJP rally in Kolkata on Saturday, called the EVM the "chor machine" and demanded that the ballot paper system is brought back.

January 22, 2019

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