Jayant-led RLD likely to join NDA on Feb. 12, says SBSP chief amid buzz of switchover

Jayant-led RLD likely to join NDA on Feb. 12, says SBSP chief amid buzz of switchover

Suheldev Bharatiya Samaj Party (SBSP) president Om Prakash Rajbhar, a crucial partner in the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP)-led National Democratic Alliance (NDA), on Thursday said that the discussion with the Rashtriya Lok Dal (RLD) about joining the ruling alliance in Uttar Pradesh is almost complete and in all likelihood, on February 12, the RLD will join … Read more

RLD Chief Jayant to attend Opposition meeting in Bengaluru 

RLD Chief Jayant to attend Opposition meeting in Bengaluru 

Rashtriya Lok Dal chief Chaudhary Jayant Singh. File | Photo Credit: PTI Putting to rest the buzz in the sections of the media that Rashtriya Lok Dal is joining the Bharatiya Janta Party-led National Democratic Alliance, party chief Chaudhary Jayant Singh told The Hindu on July 11 that he would be attending the Opposition meeting … Read more

BJP eyeing tie-ups with SBSP, RLD to put up strong show in Lok Sabha poll

BJP eyeing tie-ups with SBSP, RLD to put up strong show in Lok Sabha poll

Suheldev Bharatiya Samaj Party chief Om Prakash Rajbhar. | Photo Credit: RAJEEV BHATT Amid the buzz that the BJP is reaching out to the Suheldev Bharatiya Samaj Party (SBSP) and the Rashtriya Lok Dal (RLD), ruling party leaders in Uttar Pradesh said their inclusion will strengthen the National Democratic Alliance (NDA) ahead of the 2024 … Read more

In sugar cane land, Bharat Jodo Yatra sows seeds of new political alliances

In sugar cane land, Bharat Jodo Yatra sows seeds of new political alliances

Congress Leader Rahul Gandhi during the Bharat Jodo Yatra in New Delhi on January 03, 2023. | Photo Credit: R.V. Moorthy Scores of larger-than-life cut-outs of Rahul Gandhi in different poses, including chewing sugarcane and striking a combat pose, have lined up the roads as the Bharat Jodo Yatra entered the Jat-dominated western Uttar Pradesh … Read more

RLD plans to extend base in west UP, eyes Dalit votes in Rajasthan

RLD plans to extend base in west UP, eyes Dalit votes in Rajasthan

After marking its revival in the recently-concluded Uttar Pradesh assembly elections, the Jayant Chaudhary-led Rashtriya Lok Dal (RLD) is actively working towards expanding its support base beyond Jats with an eye on broadening its base in western UP for future polls, as well as for the Rajasthan assembly election scheduled for next year. The party … Read more

It’s 90 per cent versus 10 per cent now, says Adityanath on UP polls

It’s 90 per cent versus 10 per cent now, says Adityanath on UP polls

Claiming that the BJP was heading to a landslide victory in Uttar Pradesh assembly polls, Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath on Saturday said that the electoral battle now will be “90 percent versus 10 percent” in favour of his party instead of “80 per cent versus 20 per cent” Emphasising on his government’s zero-tolerance policy against … Read more

SP-RLD alliance a pact among ‘goons’, says Keshav Prasad Maurya

SP-RLD alliance a pact among ‘goons’, says Keshav Prasad Maurya

Deputy Chief Minister of Uttar Pradesh Keshav Prasad Maurya on Friday alleged that the opposition alliance is forged among the “goondas and mafia” of the state. He said that election in UP is a fight between this “goondaism” and the BJP‘s “good governance”. Maurya was in Agra to campaign for nine candidates fielded from the … Read more

UP polls: BJP banks on Hindutva, Labharthi factors to counter opposition’s caste arithmetic

UP polls: BJP banks on Hindutva, Labharthi factors to counter opposition’s caste arithmetic

The challenge for the ruling BJP in Uttar Pradesh is to repeat its performance of 2017. In 2017, the party had won 16 out of 17 assembly seats of Aligarh division. On the other hand, the challenge for the opposition, mainly the Samajwadi Party (SP) and Rashtriya Lok Dal (RLD) alliance, is to break into … Read more

Must systematically plan to give a govt which believes in principles of Constitution: Sonia Gandhi

Must systematically plan to give a govt which believes in principles of Constitution: Sonia Gandhi

Congress president Sonia Gandhi on Friday urged opposition party leaders to work together and plan systemically for the 2024 Lok Sabha polls, saying the goal is to give the country a government that believes in the principles of the Constitution. Addressing a virtual meeting of various opposition parties, she said this is a challenge but … Read more