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Tuesday, January 13, 2026
TopicSamajwadi Party (SP)

Topic: Samajwadi Party (SP)

SubscriberWrites: From ‘Roti, Kapda, Makaan’ to PDA

Tracing the political trajectory of social justice in India.

SP’s social engineering vs BJP’s core base—the caste battle in UP

Caste calculus wasn’t symbolic—2024 data shows parties made tactical jati choices.

SP MP Priya Saroj gets engaged to batsman Rinku Singh in Lucknow

The engagement, was attended by top SP leaders, including party president & former chief minister Akhilesh Yadav.

Akhilesh Yadav opposes Waqf Amendment Bill, accuses BJP of interfering to gain control

On Ajmer Dargah's support to Waqf (Amendment) Bill, the SP chief suggested BJP's involvement behind it.

Front row seat for Ayodhya star or differences over Adani? Why Akhilesh is giving short shrift to Congress

Samajwadi Party leaders have decided not to speak against Congress, but to distance themselves from it. They are also annoyed with the continued protest on just the Adani issue.

‘In general elections, police scared Muslim voters,’ SP writes to UP election body ahead of by-polls

Samajwadi Party's Shyam Lal Pal requested that police not check voter IDs during UP by-polls, citing misuse of power in past elections and urging fair voter slip distribution to all.

Litmus test for PK’s party to prestige battle for Gowdas. Key players & what’s at stake in upcoming bypolls

Maharashtra, Jharkhand, Bihar, Karnataka, Meghalaya, UP and West Bengal among other states are going to bypolls. Contests in many seats are multipolar.

‘Threat’ to Constitution, Dalit-Muslim-OBC alliance — how SP won over Dalits in UP & challenges ahead

Lokniti-CSDS data shows NDA lost big chunk of non-Jatav Dalit votes to INDIA bloc. But analysts say SP may find it hard to sustain voter coalition that includes both Dalits & Yadav base.

18 Muslims, 14 OBCs, 10 Brahmins — BSP’s candidate selection could hurt INDIA bloc more than NDA

In list of 64 BSP candidates so far, SCs only fielded in reserved seats. 10 Brahmins & 5 Thakurs fielded, but they're unlikely to create dent in BJP's 'upper-caste' vote base, say experts.

Communism, anti-Bhumihar mobilisation, philanthropy — the cult of the Ansaris in Ghazipur

MP Afzal Ansari's rivalry with J&K L-G Manoj Sinha, shadow of Mukhtar Ansari's death & realities of region shaped by dire poverty and anti-feudal politics set stage for electoral contest.

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Where are women in India’s gig economy? The question we forgot to ask in the outcry

In India, women remain concentrated in a narrow range of sectors such as beauty and hairdressing, household maintenance, residential care, and parts of the education sector.

Grounded no more: Andhra govt revives no-frills Dagadarthi airport near Nellore to boost south coast link

As Visakhapatnam readies a mega airport, the Andhra Pradesh government has revived its shelved Dagadarthi project, aiming to boost cargo and connectivity on the south coast.

Oreshnik, ATACMS & Storm Shadow: All about the missiles Russia and Ukraine are firing

Both the Russian and Ukrainian militaries are leaning on drones, but they’re also firing cruise and ballistic missiles, some of them relatively new and experimental.

Thank you Donald Trump, again. India now has reason to shed fear of trade deals and risky reform

UK, EFTA already in the bag and EU on the way, many members of RCEP except China signed up, and even restrictions on China being lifted, India has changed its mind on trade.