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Tuesday, April 23, 2024
TopicSamajwadi Party (SP)

Topic: Samajwadi Party (SP)

Move over M-Y alliance, Hindu-Muslim binary. Parties in UP polls stitching micro castes

Sarvjans for the BSP, non-Yadavs for the SP, and OBCs for the BJP—how political parties in UP election hope to gather more votes.

Yogi with a gun, Kashi, infrastructure: BJP’s latest song in UP a mix of Hindutva & development

Alongside the song, Yogi Adityanath launched an all-out attack against previous SP, BSP govts, SP has filed a complaint with EC over UP CM's 'undemocratic' language in campaign.

Samajwadi Party’s past record shows it always took anti-Dalit approach, Mayawati says

Mayawati's remarks Saturday come amid mass defections from the BJP to SP. The BSP supremo also said that she would not contest the upcoming Assembly elections in Uttar Pradesh.

Why BJP minister & OBC leader Maurya’s switch to SP could have an impact on UP polls

Three more BJP MLAs resigned hours after Swami Prasad Maurya, an influential leader who is expected to make a major impact in boosting the SP’s standing among non-Yadav OBCs.

On a new scent, I-T dept raids perfume baron & SP MLC Pushpraj Jain. Akhilesh Yadav slams BJP

The Income Tax Department raided 50 locations linked to Pushpraj Jain across Delhi, UP, Surat and Mumbai, sources say. Jain himself claims he's got nothing to hide.

PM Modi says red-capped people spell ‘red alert’ for UP, Akhilesh Yadav hits back

Samajwadi Party chief Akhilesh Yadav replied to PM Modi's jibe saying red cap is a red alert for BJP and listed price rise and Lakhimpur Kheri violence among the 'alerts'.

‘So-called secular’ parties competing with Modi to prove they are the bigger Hindus, says Owaisi

Days after SP chief Akhilesh Yadav ruled out an alliance with the AIMIM, Owaisi says he is ready to ally with any party except Congress & BJP.

Why Mulayam Singh Yadav is no longer part of the UP poll campaign 

The Samajwadi Party patriarch dominated the state politics for decades but for the second state election in a row, is missing from the campaign. 

UP elections 2022 are warming up. Guess who’s at the forefront—it’s chhutbhaiyya netas

Lives of chhutbhaiyya netas are like a Bollywood film. Some dream to be MLAs, and others deepen the democracy in India.

SP & RLD seal alliance for UP polls, Jayant Chaudhary’s party could contest 35 seats

SP chief Akhilesh Yadav met RLD president Jayant Chaudhary in Lucknow Tuesday. Later, both tweeted photos with captions to the effect of 'heading towards change' with each other.

On Camera

Rajeev Chandrashekhar is modern, moderate. But tragically loyal to bigoted BJP

Rajeev Chandrasekhar is up against Shashi Tharoor in Thiruvananthapuram. He’s marketing himself to a state that has traditionally radiated contempt for the BJP.

Economists vs statisticians — the battle being fought over the soul of India’s GDP data

Economists say there are weaknesses in India’s GDP data. But statisticians claim the accusations are based on flawed understanding, saying while GDP has problems, the economists are looking in the wrong places.

‘No brides for Agniveers’: In Rajasthan’s ‘Shaheedon ki nagri’, few takers for defence coaching centres

Coaching centres for Army aspirants in Jhunjhunu are shutting down due to plummeting admissions in the face of a lack of job guarantees under Agnipath Scheme.

These 6 states are key for Modi’s ‘400 paar’ target. They’re also where Opposition can stop him

While this contest looks so predictable in large swathes of our political landscape, it is also more keenly contested than 2019 in some states.