Tag: Bahujan Samaj Party

Raj Babbar fielded from Fatehpur Sikri, Imran Pratapgarhiya from Moradabad

The electoral contest in Banda, where polling will be held in the fifth phase on May 6, is poised to be an interesting one after the Samajwadi Party gave the ticket to Shyama Charan Gupta, the BJP MP from Allahabad/Prayagraj. Gupta was earlier in the SP, then joined the BJP for the 2014 Lok Sabha elections and won from Allahabad.

March 23, 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

Uttar Pradesh: Congress gives up 7 seats for SP-BSP alliance

“We are leaving 7 seats vacant for SP, BSP and RLD. These include Mainpuri, Kannauj, Firozabad and whatever seats Mayawati ji and RLD's Jayant ji and Ajit Singh contest from. We will also give two seats to Apna Dal - Gonda and Pilibhit, said Babbar while briefing the media.

March 17, 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

PM Modi using Indo-Pak tension to hide his failures, alleges Mayawati

At the meeting, called for stock-taking the party's preparedness ahead of the Lok Sabha polls, the four-time UP Chief Minister said that leaders and workers of both the BSP and the Samajwadi Party (SP), with which it has an alliance for the general elections, should be alert about such machinations of the BJP.

March 3, 2019

Media, BJP leaders please stop kite flying, Mayawati’s retort on statue case

A Supreme Court bench, led by Chief Justice of India (CJI) Ranjan Gogoi, had on Friday, in oral observations, said that the former UP chief minister should pay back the public money.

February 9, 2019

BJP MLA Sadhana Singh served notice over remarks on Mayawati

The NCW's action comes a day after Singh apologised, saying she did not intend to insult anyone.

January 21, 2019

If Mayawati wants to work for Dalits, she should form alliance with BJP: Ramdas Athawale

Athawale said on Monday that Mayawati should reconsider her new-formed alliance with SP reminding the BSP chief of the support that BJP had given her when she became CM.

January 21, 2019

BJP received 12 times more than all National Parties in donations

The BJP's donations have decreased by 18 per cent from Rs 532.27 crore it received in 2016-17 while the Congress' donations decreased from Rs 41.90 crore in 2016-17 to Rs 26.658 crore during 2017-18.

January 17, 2019

On birthday, Mayawati asks SP and BSP workers to ensure victory of alliance’s candidates

The BSP president slammed the BJP and the Rashtriya Swayawamsevak Sangh (RSS) for dividing the society along caste and sectarian lines.

January 15, 2019

BJP is here to serve, oppn wants to build their empire: Modi on alliance

The alliance against the BJP is a 'short-term' one being done for the benefits of the respective parties, he said

January 13, 2019

2019 Lok Sabha Elections: Congress drops a bombshell, to contest all 80 seats in UP

Amethi is Congress president Rahul Gandhi’s parliamentary constituency and Rae Bareilly is that of UPA chairperson Sonia Gandhi.

January 13, 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

Lok Sabha Elections 2019: Left out of SP-BSP alliance, RLD still fancies its chance

It was speculated that the RLD would be a part of the alliance again but the announcement has come as a shocker to many.

January 12, 2019

Lok Sabha Elections 2019: ‘Majboor sarkar ya mazboot sarkar?’ Asks Modi at BJP National Council meet

"We are working day and night to double farmers' income by 2022," he said.

January 12, 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