As UP CM Akhilesh Yadav and Congress vice-president Rahul Gandhi flaunted the SP-Congress alliance addressing a road show in Lucknow, Samajwadi Party patriarch and Akhilesh Yadav’s father Mulayam Singh Yadav disregarded the tie-up and refused to campaign for the new political set-up. According to NDTV reports, Mulayam said SP was[Read More…]
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Mulayam’s loyalist Ambika Chaudhary joins BSP
Ahead of UP Assembly polls, a Samajwadi Party leader and Mulayam Singh Yadav’s aide Ambika Chaudhary joined Bahujan Samaj Party (BSP) on Saturday. “I have resigned from SP and all positions related to the party and have dedicated myself completely to BSP now. The kind of treatment Akhilesh extended to[Read More…]
SP feud: EC allots ‘cycle’ symbol to Akhilesh-led faction
The Election Commission on Monday granted the ‘cycle’ symbol to Samajwadi Party leader and Uttar Pradesh chief minister Akhilesh Yadav. Earlier, both factions in the Samajwadi Party, one led by Mulayam Singh and the other by son and Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Akhilesh Yadav, have staked their claim over the[Read More…]
EC reserves order on SP’s cycle fight; will pass interim order on Jan 17
After hearing long arguments between Samajwadi Party patriarch Mulayam Singh Yadav and son Akhilesh Yadav, the Election Commission (EC) reserved its order on the Party’s symbol ‘bicycle’ on Friday. Although both the party claims that there is unity among them, Mulayam Singh Yadav said he was in no mood to[Read More…]
Akhilesh will be the next CM, party stands united: Mulayam Singh Yadav
Hours after softening his rift with Akhilesh, Samajwadi Party supremo Mulayam Singh Yadav on Monday said that the party was united and Akhilesh Yadav would be the chief minister of Uttar Pradesh after the elections. “For the benefit of the entire state, our party stands united. There is no question[Read More…]
UP Polls: Akhilesh gets huge support of SP MLAs
Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Akhilesh Yadav on Thursday met loyalist party MLAs in Lucknow and collected signed affidavits declaring him the president of Samajwadi Party. Out of the 209 MLAs, 206 MLAs and 55 MLCs flocked to Akhilesh’s official residence at 5, Kalidas Marg, and submitted their signed affidavits to[Read More…]
Mulayam and Akhilesh meet for over two hours, no truce yet
Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister on Tuesday visited his father and Samajwadi Party Chief’s residence Mulayam Singh Yadav to settle down the issues ahead of UP Assembly polls. Although, there is no official word from the party but the father and son were together for over two hours. Akhilesh reached Mulayam’s residence here[Read More…]
Mulayam-Akhilesh take fight over party symbol ‘cycle’ to EC
Days after internal strife to gain power over the party and its headquarters, the two factions of the Samajwadi Party are all set to approach the Election Commission of India on Monday to stake claim on the party symbol ‘cycle’. Mulayam Singh Yadav headed to New Delhi and sought time[Read More…]
SP feud: National executive elects Akhilesh Yadav as working president
Uttar Pradesh chief minister Akhilesh Yadav was “unanimously” declared as the Samajwadi Party’s national working president in a resolution passed by party Secretary General Ram Gopal Yadav at the national executive meet in Lucknow. Ram Gopal Yadav, said that the national executive also wanted Shivpal Yadav to be removed as[Read More…]
Father vs son showdown: Mulayam expels Akhilesh, Ram Gopal from party
Samajwadi Party chief Mulayam Singh Yadav on Friday expelled Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Akhilesh Yadav and General Secretary Ram Gopal Yadav from the party for six years. Addressing a press conference, Mulayam Singh Yadav said both Ram Gopal Yadav and Akhilesh Yadav have been suspended from the party over indiscipline.[Read More…]
UP Polls: SP feud turns list vs list, Akhilesh Yadav releases own list
Giving a new twist to Samajwadi party feud, Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Akhilesh Yadav has released parallel list of 235 candidates for Assembly elections. The CM announced the list of candidates’ just a day after Party Chief and his father Mulyam Singh Yadav releases list of 325 candidates for UP[Read More…]
Netaji’s list doesn’t include candidates who will surely win, will talk to SP chief: Akhilesh Yadav
After party Chief Mulayam Singh Yadav on Wednesday released a list of 325 of the possible 403 candidates ignoring Akhilesh Yadav’s oppositions to certain leaders for poll tickets and his strategies for an alliance in the state assembly elections, the ruling SP in Uttar Pradesh was in chaos. The UP[Read More…]
UP Polls: SP Chief rules out alliance with any party, declares 325 candidates
Ignoring objections raised by Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister and his son, SP supremo Mulayam Singh Yadav on Wednesday announced candidates for 325 of the 403 Assembly seats and ruled out alliance with any party for the upcoming polls. In a press conference here, the SP patriarch released the list of[Read More…]
Jet, set, go! 6 fighter jets touchdown for opening of Agra-Lucknow Expressway
In a historical event, eight Indian Air Force (IAF) fighter jets touched down on Agra-Lucknow Expressway in Uttar Pradesh, India’s longest expressway, as it opens to public on Monday. Chief Minister Akhilesh Yadav was present when his father and Samajwadi Party chief Mulayam Singh Yadav opened the Agra-Lucknow Expressway at[Read More…]
Eye on UP Assembly Polls? Prashant Kishor meets Mulayam, Amar Singh
Congress party’s election strategist for Uttar Pradesh, Prashant Kishor, on Wednesday met Samajwadi supremo Mulayam Singh Yadav and Amar Singh in Delhi. Sources said that the meeting may have political consequences with some even hinting at an alliance between Samajwadi Party and Congress. Earlier JDU leader KC Tyagi and Shivpal[Read More…]
Yadav vs Yadav: Late-night compromise for Samajwadi Party, after a day of clashes and chaos
In an interesting twist to the rift in Yadav clan, SP chief Mulayam Singh Yadav called his son, Uttar Pradesh CM Akhilesh Yadav, and brother Shivpal Yadav to his home and asked them to bury the hatchet. Shivpal was fired by Akhilesh a day earlier and after a day full of clashes[Read More…]
SP feud worsens: Ram Gopal expelled from party after Akhilesh sacks Shivpal
The Samajwadi Party president Mulayam Singh Yadav sacked Rajya Sabha MP Ram Gopal Yadav from the party for six years. The announcement came less than an hour after chief minister Akhilesh Yadav sacked his uncle Shivpal Yadav from his council of ministers. Ram Gopal has said that being with Akhilesh means being with the winning side.[Read More…]
SP expels Akhilesh ally Udayveer Singh for 6 years
The Samajwadi Party (SP) on Saturday expelled MLC Udayveer Singh for six years after he incurred the wrath of party supremo Mulayam Singh Yadav for writing a letter against SP’s ruling family. Udayveer had written a letter to SP President Mulayam Singh Yadav, asking him to step down from the[Read More…]
Akhilesh to float his own party? Will embark on ‘Samajwadi Vikas Rath Yatra’ alone
In what seems to be the sign of worsening infighting in Samajwadi Party, Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Akhilesh Yadav Wednesday announced his decision to embark on ‘Samajwadi Vikas Rath Yatra’ alone from November 3. It is speculated that Akhilesh might skip his party’s silver jubilee celebrations which begins in Lucknow[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…]