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Friday, March 29, 2024
TopicApna Dal

Topic: Apna Dal

‘This is no family drama’ — after RLD set-back, ally Apna Dal (K) calls SP’s RS candidate list a ‘fraud’

Apna Dal (Kamerawadi)’s Pallavi Patel has objected to SP’s nominations of Jaya Bachchan & Alok Ranjan. For SP, this comes less than a week after former ally RLD joined NDA fold. 

MoS Anupriya Patel says call for OBC quota in women’s reservation ‘not wrong’, PM ‘must be considering’

The Apna Dal (Sonelal) leader says Congress joining the chorus for OBC quota within women's reservation is amusing, as bill brought by UPA II 'didn't have such provision'.

Eye on OBC votes ahead of 2024, BJP, SP go all out to claim Apna Dal founder Sonelal’s legacy

Both parties cosied up to Apna Dal factions at separate events on Kurmi leader Sonelal Patel’s 74th birth anniversary. One was attended by Amit Shah, the other by Akhilesh Yadav.

Haider Ali Khan, NDA’s only Muslim candidate in UP, facing defeat to Azam Khan’s son in Suar

Haider Ali Khan, contesting for Apna Dal (Sonelal), is the son of Congress’s Kazim Ali Khan, titular nawab of Rampur, who is also trailing well behind Azam Khan in the Rampur seat.

Samajwadi Party promises social justice, but look who got tickets in 2022. Not enough Muslims

The Samajwadi Party and its allies have given tickets to politically mobilised groups instead of politically marginalised ones.

BJP gets Lok Sabha boost in UP, ‘disgruntled’ Apna Dal agrees to remain in NDA

Allies work out a seat-sharing deal, Apna Dal gets two Lok Sabha tickets

Modi’s youngest minister Anupriya Patel has a dilemma ahead of elections

Being a minister in the BJP government has muted Anupriya Patel, a fiery leader.

To achieve ‘Mission 73’ in Uttar Pradesh, BJP to field Yogi’s ministers in Lok Sabha polls

The BJP and its ally Apna Dal had won 73 of the state’s 80 seats in 2014, and is willing to change about 20 candidates in order to retain that number in 2019.

In repeat of 2014, Amit Shah scouts for allies in states

State BJP units to identify outfits that may not have pan-state presence but could influence particular social groups

On Camera

Congress attacks chief economic advisor over statement on unemployment, asks BJP govt to ‘vacate seat’

While releasing 'India Employment Report 2024', V Anantha Nageswaran said govt can't solve 'all social, economic challenges'. Congress leader Kharge says CEA protecting 'dear leader'.

Amid plans to lift AFSPA, Army starts joint training with Jammu & Kashmir Police

In an interview with Gulistan News this week, Union Home Minister Amit Shah said the government would leave law and order to J&K Police and slowly withdraw troops.

For BJP, Kejriwal is an idea whose time has come to be destroyed

The ‘idea’ Kejriwal's politics grew around was a no-holds-barred fight against corruption. That is the reason Modi govt has now tarred him and his entire party with the same paint.