Lucknow | Samajwadi Party President Akhilesh Yadav, on Tuesday, alleged that a top official in the Chief Minister’s secretariat was telephoning District Magistrates across Uttar Pradesh and asking them to slow down the counting process on Thursday if the Bharatiya Janata Party is losing. Addressing a hurriedly convened press conference here, he alleged that this was […]
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Battle for UP: Mulayam campaigns for Akhilesh in Mainpuri
Mainpuri (UP) | Samajwadi patriarch Mulayam Singh Yadav, on Thursday, campaigned for Akhilesh Yadav in Karhal in Mainpuri and asked people to ensure a big margin of victory for Akhilesh. Addressing his first election rally, Mulayam said, “If the Samajwadi Party forms government, it will ensure jobs for the youth. If the youth does not have […]
Battle for UP: SP promises 33% reservation for women in govt jobs
Lucknow | In a major development, the Samajwadi Party on Tuesday announced 33 per cent reservation for women in government jobs when it comes to power in Uttar Pradesh. Releasing the party’s manifesto – ‘Vachan Patra’ – here, SP President Akhilesh Yadav said that the reservation would be for all categories including general. He said that […]
Battle for UP: Mamata Banerjee to campaign for Akhilesh Yadav
Lucknow | Trinamool Congress chief and West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee will arrive in Lucknow on Monday on a two-day visit to support Samajwadi Party (SP) President Akhilesh Yadav for the upcoming Uttar Pradesh Assembly elections. According to sources, the Chief Minister is expected to reach the party office in Lucknow at about 5 p.m., […]
Battle for UP: BJP fields Union Minister SP Singh Baghel to challenge Akhilesh from Karhal
Lucknow | Union Minister of State for Law and Justice, S.P. Singh Baghel, will be BJP’s candidate against Samajwadi Party President Akhilesh Yadav from Karhal. Baghel filed his nomination an hour after Akhilesh Yadav filed his papers in Mainpuri on Monday. Interestingly, Baghel had served as a security officer to former Chief Minister Mulayam Singh Yadav, […]
Battle for UP: Akhilesh files nomination from Karhal
Mainpuri (UP) | Samajwadi Party president Akhilesh Yadav filed his nomination papers for the Karhal Assembly seats on Monday, amid a huge turnout of supporters. Akhilesh left his home in Sefai in his ‘rath’ with thousands of supporters cheering him. The crowds swelled as his vehicle moved towards Karhal. The supporters were stopped at barricades erected […]
Battle for UP: BJP has fielded 99 criminals, says Akhilesh
Lucknow | Samajwadi Party president Akhilesh Yadav has alleged that the BJP has, so far, fielded 99 candidates with a criminal history. “The BJP is short of hitting a century. They have given tickets to 99 criminals,” he said in a tweet on Sunday. बाबा जी की ब्रेकिंग न्यूज़: भाजपा के आपराधिक छवि के प्रत्याशियों का […]
Battle for UP: Akhilesh to contest from Karhal in Mainpuri
Lucknow | Samajwadi Party president Akhilesh Yadav will contest the Uttar Pradesh Assembly polls from Karhal in Manipuri district. According to party sources, a decision was taken at a meeting here on Thursday. Karhal is a Samajwadi bastion and Mulayam Singh Yadav represents the Mainpuri parliamentary constituency in the Lok Sabha. Karhal has over 1.44 lakh […]
‘Netaji tried hard to convince her….’: Akhilesh on Aparna Yadav joining BJP
Lucknow | Samajwadi Party president Akhilesh Yadav, on Wednesday, congratulated his sister-in-law Aparna Yadav who had joined the BJP earlier in the day. “I wish her well,” he said when asked to comment on her joining the saffron party. He said that Mulayam Singh Yadav had tried hard to convince her but she did what she […]
Battle for UP: Akhilesh announces SOPs for farmers, takes pledge to defeat BJP
Lucknow | Samajwadi Party president Akhilesh Yadav, on Monday, said that when his party comes to power, he would ensure minimum support price for all crops for farmers. He said that he would create a farmers’ revolving fund to ensure payment of cane dues besides making adequate arrangements for ensuring free irrigation, loan, pension and insurance […]