Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath on Thursday said no communal riots broke out during his tenure, while they had almost doubled from previous regime during the government of the Samajwadi Party. He accused the previous government of indulging in “Bandar baat” (favouritism) in the name of development. Presenting a five year report card of … Read more
Samajwadi Party president Akhilesh Yadav and Rashtriya Lok Dal chief Jayant Chaudhary are constantly trying to consolidate their vote bank in the name of brotherhood and corner BJP for “negative” politics. The two leaders visited Kairana in Shamli district and Ghaziabad to campaign for their party candidates for the Uttar Pradesh assembly elections. Kairana always … Read more
Union Home Minister Amit Shah on Saturday took a swipe at Samajwadi Party chief Akhilesh Yadav, saying he does not have “shame” while talking “lies” about the law and order situation in Uttar Pradesh where the BJP government has chased away criminals and mafias who flourished during the earlier regime. He also scoffed at Yadav … Read more
Samajwadi Party patriarch Mulayam Singh Yadav tried hard to convince his daughter-in-law Aparna Yadav to not join the BJP, party chief Akhilesh Yadav said on Wednesday and expressed his happiness that the SP’s socialist ideology is expanding its reach. Akhilesh Yadav, who sent his sister-in-law best wishes for her move to the BJP, also addressed … Read more
As several leaders from the BJP shifted allegiance to the Samajwadi Party (SP) saying it worked for the Dalits and backward classes, BSP supremo Mayawati on Saturday pooh-poohed the claim saying the party’s past record shows its “anti-Dalit” approach. Mayawati also clarified that she would not contest the Assembly elections, but take the legislative council … Read more
The spate of resignations of ministers, legislators and other senior leaders from the BJP in Uttar Pradesh has triggered an unanticipated political churn in the run-up to the assembly polls. This is in contrast to the enthusiasm for the party in 2017 when veterans from other parties lined up to join it. Back then, the … Read more
A day after OBC leader and UP cabinet minister Swami Prasad Maurya resigned from his ministerial post, another Cabinet minister Dara Singh Chauhan has tendered in his resignation from his post citing the same reasons as Maurya and may join the Samajwadi Party. Chauhan said apart from the neglect being shown towards Dalits, backwards, the … Read more
Following the ban on public rallies, the BJP in UP will send LED raths to all the 403 assembly constituencies starting January 15. “The LED raths will make people aware about the work done by the state and central governments and appeal to voters to vote for the BJP,” Swatantra Dev Singh, UP BJP president … Read more
Amid various political parties seeking to woo voters with promises of free power and other freebies ahead of the assembly polls, the Uttar Pradesh government on Thursday announced a 50 per cent cut on farmers’ electricity bills for running their tubewells. The Chief Minister’s office made the announcement on its official Twitter handle that said … Read more
Women, who as silent voters turned around the fortunes of leaders like Narendra Modi, Nitish Kumar, Naveen Patnaik and Mamata Banerjee, have emerged as the top focus group for all parties in Uttar Pradesh. The BJP saw its popularity rise after 2014 and reaped considerable electoral dividends after it introduced a slew of woman-focused programmes … Read more