Amid a widening rift with Samajwadi Party chief Akhilesh Yadav, senior socialist leader Shivpal Singh Yadav on Friday did not rule out forming a front with jailed SP leader Azam Khan. When asked by a reporter about the chances of him and Khan forming a new morcha, Yadav said, “A decision on this will be … Read more
Samajwadi Party president Akhilesh Yadav was unanimously elected as the leader of the SP legislature party at a meeting of the newly-elected party MLAs here on Saturday. Briefing reporters after the first meeting of the newly-elected MLAs at the party headquarters, Uttar Pradesh SP chief Naresh Uttam said Yadav has been elected as the leader … Read more
Congress leader Rahul Gandhi on Thursday said his party is bringing a big change in the country, starting from Uttar Pradesh, where it has given poll tickets to those who have suffered injustice at the hands of the ruling Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP). He said Congress believes in a partnership with people and does not … Read more
Taking forward the party’s women outreach programme ahead of the Uttar Pradesh Assembly polls, Congress general secretary Priyanka Gandhi Vadra will participate in “Ladki Hoon, Lad Sakti Hoon” programme in Firozabad on Wednesday. Congress has chalked out the 100 days’ action plan for the “Adhi Abadi” ahead of the Uttar Pradesh Assembly polls. As part … Read more
Prime Minister Narendra Modi Friday met several BJP MPs from the poll-bound Uttar Pradesh over breakfast, with sources saying he discussed various “non-political” issues with them and advised them to engage more with party workers and people beyond politics. Aside from the 36 MPs, the meeting was also attended by BJP president JP Nadda and … Read more
Shiv Sena MP Sanjay Raut on Sunday said Congress leaders Rahul Gandhi and Priyanka Gandhi Vadra have a big challenge before them of reviving their party. In his weekly column ‘Rohkthok’ in the Sena mouthpiece Saamana, Raut, whose party shares power with the Congress and NCP in Maharashtra, said the Gandhi siblings should take inspiration … Read more
The project was designed by Bimal Patel, the architect behind New Delhi’s proposed Central Vista redevelopment project. (Representative image) Prime Minister Narendra Modi will inaugurate the renovated Kashi Vishwanath corridor in Varanasi on December 13. The Rs 800 crore-corridor is one of Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath’s key infrastructure projects ahead of next year’s … Read more
BSP supremo Mayawati on Monday charged that the Samajwadi Party was contemptuous of great men born among Dalits and backwards and said these communities should not expect anything from Akhilesh Yadav’s party. The former Uttar Pradesh chief minister also said that the names of many institutions and schemes were changed in the state due to … Read more
Bahujan Samaj Party (BSP) president Mayawati on Saturday attacked the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) for the recent pre-poll survey and said that in the coming days, anti-BSP forces will engage in conspiracies, hateful speeches and full of mischievous news ahead of Uttar Pradesh Assembly polls that are scheduled for next year. On the media reports … Read more
Congress general secretary Priyanka Gandhi on Saturday exhorted party workers not to be “afraid” and work round the clock to win the Uttar Pradesh Assembly elections next year. The Congress leader, who has been holding meetings with partymen since her arrival here on Friday, told Congress workers at the party headquarters, “If the organisation is … Read more