Tag: BSP
EC’s panel send notices to BJP, BSP nominees
BJP will withdraw reservation if voted to power in UP: Mayawati
Accusing BJP of deceiving the people through its false promises, on Saturday BSP supremo Mayawati warned that if saffron party voted to power in Uttar Pradesh it would withdraw caste- based reservation. “With its Lok Sabha poll promises yet to be fulfilled, the BJP has no moral right to release[Read More…]
UP Polls: SP-Cong alliance in trouble, will push votes to BSP
Samajwadi Party and Congress alliance ahead of UP Polls is in trouble as Congress rejects Akhilesh Yadav’s final offer of 100 seats. However, this alliance failure will tilt voters to BSP. Akhilesh Yadav’s offer came after a talk between SP and Congress leader Ghulam Nabi Azaad and a special emissary[Read More…]
Alliance with SP will not help Cong in UP: Mayawati
Reacting to the speculated SP-Congress alliance, BSP chief Mayawati on Saturday said Congress’ attempted tie-up with ruling Samajwadi Party showed its political bankruptcy and will be inimical to party which is running on oxygen support in Uttar Pradesh. She alleged that Congress was kowtowing to Samajwadi Party by accepting tainted[Read More…]
UP Polls: Congress may announce Brahmin deputy CM
Aiming at the majority vote bank in electorally important Uttar Pradesh, Congress party may announce its deputy chief ministerial candidate who in all likelihood will be a ‘Brahmin’. Sources said that the grand old party is considering the names of Former State Minister Jitin Prasada, Former Varanasi MP Rajesh Kumar[Read More…]
UP polls: BSP nominates 97 Muslim candidates, its highest ever
Amidst ongoing clash between father-son duo of Samajwadi Party in Uttar Pradesh, the rival team is all set to take on upcoming polls with BSP chief Mayawati announcing on Tuesday that her party will field 97 Muslim candidates, the highest ever in its history together with 113 candidates from upper[Read More…]
UP Polls: Akhilesh Yadav inaugurates 910 projects in a day
With Assembly polls on the doorstep, Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Akhilesh Yadav on Monday launched a few hundreds of projects to woo voters. He inaugurated 910 projects, laid foundation stones of 13 projects, distributed free laptops among 26,000 students, and gave cheques to 91, 125 beneficiaries of the Samajwadi Pension[Read More…]
Break the cycle of SP-BSP: Modi urges voters
Prime Minister Narendra Modi addressing a rally in Bundelkhand urged the voters to break the cycle of Samajwadi Party and Bahujan Samaj Party to make Uttar Pradesh an “Uttam Pradesh”. He said the Samajwadi Party and Bahujan Samaj Party both loot in their own turns, and when one comes to[Read More…]
#UP2017: The entry of Ram in the battle arena
The much debated issue of Ram temple is back in the political arena of Uttar Pradesh. Minister Mahesh Sharma has planned a visit to Ayodhya to inspect the proposed site for setting up a Ramayana museum, and has drawn flak from a lot of political opponents. BSP supremo Mayawati criticised the[Read More…]
Tragic: At least 3 killed, many injured in stampede at Mayawati’s rally
At least three people were on Sunday killed and at least 12 people injured in a stampede after a massive rally by BSP chief Mayawati at the Kanshi Ram Smarak Maidan. “A few people coming down the stairs at one of the two gates lost balance and fell on each[Read More…]
Will the ‘M’ factor work for Mayawati?
Mayawati, who won in Uttar Pradesh riding high on an unprecedented Brahmin-Dalit alliance in 2007, seems to have found a new top-up to her conventional SC vote bank. Sources close to BSP supremo tells Newsd that the party has finalized as many as 138 Muslim candidates across the state. A[Read More…]
Congress to launch second phase of “27 saal UP Behaal” campaign
Congress party has prepared to launch the second phase of its campaign in Uttar Pradesh Assembly elections from August 21. The party has made it very clear that they won’t enter into any pre-poll alliance. As part of the second leg of its election campaign, Congress will roll out two[Read More…]
Dayashankar Singh’s Misogyny: Is an apology enough?
You become a woman in India, as in many parts of the world, not through adolescence. We reach it through multiple tests by fire. As a young girl you are taught to avoid certain roads that are unsafe, wear clothes that are “safe”, ignore catcalls and eve-teasers, and aided by[Read More…]
Ex-BSP leader Swami Prasad Maurya likely to join BJP: Katheria
Union minister Ramshankar Katheria on Monday said former Bahujan Samaj Party (BSP) general secretary Swami Prasad Maurya may soon join the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP). Katheria said along with Maurya, many others too will join the BJP, as the BSP takes ₹5 crore for a ticket. However, Maurya has denied[Read More…]