Lucknow: After reducing the Samajwadi Party and the Bahujan Samaj Party to virtual non-players in state as well as national politics, the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) in Uttar Pradesh is now planning to strike at the base vote of these two parties. At a meeting to discuss the party’s membership drive that begins on July […]
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Shivpal’s PSP to support Congress in Lucknow
Lucknow: The Pragatisheel Samajwadi Party (PSP) led by Shivpal Singh Yadav has announced its support to Congress candidate Acharya Pramod Krishnan in Lucknow. The PSP has not fielded any candidate in Lucknow. PSP sources said that the Congress candidate had personally sought support from Shivpal Yadav. “In any case, there was no question of supporting […]
No looking back now, says Shivpal on parting ways with SP
Lucknow : Shivpal Singh Yadav, the estranged uncle of former Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Akhilesh Yadav, on Tuesday closed all doors of rapprochement with the Samajwadi Party (SP) and told his supporters at an event here that he will “not look back now”. Having formed the Samajwadi Secular Front a few days back, the former […]
Am with SP ‘for now’, says Shivpal Yadav on 63rd birthday
Lucknow, Jan 22 : Shivpal Singh Yadav, the estranged uncle of former Chief Minister and Samajwadi Party (SP) head Akhilesh Yadav, on Monday trashed speculation about joining the Congress and said he was “wedded to the wishes and commands” of his elder brother Mulayam Singh Yadav. Talking to reporters on the sidelines of his 63rd birthday […]