Another NDA ally Apna Dal is in news, the faction led by Anupriya Patel, of its ongoing negotiations with the Bhartiya Janata Party ahead of 2019 Lok Sabha elections. The party has relevance in eastern Uttar Pradesh. However, past electoral performances indicate to party’s irrelevance. Apna Dal was founded by[Read More…]
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Lok Sabha 2019: Apna Dal quits NDA, Anupriya Patel announces decision
Lucknow: Apna Dal chief and minister in Modi cabinet, Anupriya Patel has announced to quit alliance with the Bhartiya Janata Party (BJP) on Thursday night. The Apna Dal chief accused the BJP leadership of not extending due respect to her party in the state. Apna Dal had contested 2014 Lok Sabha[Read More…]
AAP ties up with Apna Dal (Krishna Patel) for Lok Sabha polls
Lucknow: On a day the SP and BSP sealed an alliance for the Lok Sabha polls in Uttar Pradesh, the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) also concluded a deal with the Apna Dal (Krishna Patel) on Saturday. Announcing the alliance, AAP’s Rajya Sabha MP Sanjay Singh said the alliance has been[Read More…]
Off the Record with Mayur Shekhar Jha: Decoding Cabinet Reshuffle
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Will the fake Anupriya Patel please stand up?
A first-time MP from Uttar Pradesh’s Mirzapur Anupriya Patel was inducted into Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s Council of Ministers as Minister of State for Health and Family Planning. The youngest entrant and only non-BJP minister is already in the eye of a storm by none other than the Twitterati. On[Read More…]