Samajwadi Party supremo Mulayam Singh Yadav on Friday said the party’s chief ministerial candidate will be decided by elected party legislators after the 2017 Uttar Pradesh Assembly elections. “SP legislature party will decide on the name of chief minister,” said Mulayam, indicating that his son and current chief minister Akhilesh[Read More…]
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Akhilesh Yadav backs Rahul’s ‘Khoon ka dalali’ remark
Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Akhilesh Yadav took a dig at Prime Minister Narendra Modi for attending the Dussehra festivities in Lucknow, saying “had there been elections in Bihar, he would have slayed Ravan there.” Akhilesh also backed Rahul Gandhi’s controversial ‘dalali’ remarks against PM Modi on surgical strikes saying the Congress[Read More…]
Amar Singh appointed as Samajwadi Party’s national general secretary
Amar Singh has been appointed as the national general secretary of the Samajwadi Party (SP) on Tuesday. Party president Mulayam Singh in a handwritten letter to Amar Singh said, “I hope in the coming days you will strengthen the party in Uttar Pradesh Assembly elections.” In the ongoing storm in[Read More…]
All is well: No rift in party, says Akhilesh after meeting uncle Shivpal
Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Akhilesh Yadav on Saturday congratulated his uncle Shivpal Yadav for being named the state unit president of the party. “Congratulated the state party chief appointed by Netaji (Mulayam Singh Yadav)… Will support state party president Shivpal,” the Chief Minister said in Lucknow, after meeting his uncle[Read More…]
Yadav vs Yadav: Akhilesh returns uncle’s portfolios as Mulayam “made a mistake”
Chief minister Akhilesh Yadav announced on Friday night, his decision to return all portfolios of uncle Shivpal Yadav and re-induct Gayatri Prajapati as Cabinet minister. The announcements were made after the “four-point” compromise formula worked out by Mulayam Singh Yadav who said, “There can be no division in the party, till[Read More…]
Yadav vs Yadav: After resignations it’s four point compromise formula for Yadav pari’War’
Here is a four point four-point compromise formula of the Samajwadi Party that brokered the truce in the Yadav Pari’War’. 1) Gayatri Prasad Prajapati to be minister again, but will get different portfolio. 2) Shivpal to get back his portfolios and also be state President. 3) Akhilesh to have an important say in ticket distribution.[Read More…]
Clash of the Yadav clan: Akhilesh sacked by father, removes uncle soon after
The feud between Yadav family is out in open, late Tuesday evening Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Akhilesh Yadav stripped his uncle and powerful cabinet minister Shivpal Yadav of all important portfolios. Handing him the social welfare department, he also put Shivpal in direct confrontation with his father and Samajwadi Party[Read More…]
UP CM Akhilesh Yadav hints possibility of ‘friendship’ with Rahul Gandhi
Chief Minister of Uttar Pradesh Akhilesh Yadav has hinted the possibility of ‘friendship’ between him and Congress vice-president Rahul Gandhi saying, “Do acche log mil jaye to kya kharab baat hai? (If two good human beings meet, what’s wrong in that?). Akhilesh also called Rahul a good human being and a[Read More…]
Death of Dalit in police custody sparks protests in Uttar Pradesh
15 police officers have been suspended after a 25-year-old Dalit man was found dead under suspicious circumstances while in police custody. One of the officers is facing murder charges. The incident sparked violent protests in the Chakeri area, Uttar Pradesh, after his family alleged he was tortured to death. “A[Read More…]
Off the Record with Mayur Shekhar Jha: Decoding Cabinet Reshuffle
What message did PM Modi send out with the cabinet reshuffle? Find out on Off the Record with Mayur Shekhar Jha.
Akhilesh Yadav expands UP Cabinet, inducts new faces ahead polls
Ahead of Uttar Pradesh assembly elections in 2017, chief minister Akhilesh Yadav on Monday inducted three Cabinet ministers and two ministers of state in his Cabinet. Recently axed minister Balram Singh Yadav, along with Narad Rai and Ziauddin Rizve has been inducted as cabinet ministers. It is the seventh time[Read More…]
UP: Akhilesh Yadav suspends minister over Qaumi Ekta Dal merger with SP
A few hours after the merger of don-turned-politician Mukhtar Ansari’s Qaumi Ekta Dal (QED) with the Samajwadi Party was announced on Tuesday, Uttar Pradesh chief minister Akhilesh Yadav dismissed minister for secondary education Balram Yadav, who played an active role in the move. As of now, no official statement has[Read More…]