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Thursday, August 21, 2025
TopicSamajwadi Party

Topic: Samajwadi Party

Akhilesh silent but Dimple makes a point: Why SP is walking a tightrope on Brij Bhushan

Brij Bhushan, who has denied harassment allegations against him, has earlier represented SP in Parliament. He praised Akhilesh last week for not siding with wrestlers’ protest.

‘Mile Mulayam-Kanshi Ram…’ The Rath Yatra-era slogan for SP-BSP unity that’s got UP MLC booked

Samajwadi Party leader & member of UP legislative council Swami Prasad Maurya has been booked for 'outraging reli­gious feelings' after invoking slogan coined during 1993 UP polls.

Akhilesh invokes Kanshi Ram-Mulayam nostalgia to woo Dalits, says ‘beware of those helping BJP indirectly’

At an event in Raebareli, SP chief Akhilesh Yadav invoked former alliance between the Dalit icon & father Mulayam. He also accused present-day BSP of having an understanding with BJP.

UP aspires to be ‘Uttam Pradesh’, not Bihar: Minister Surya Pratap Shahi on caste census demand

Responding to SP MLA on whether Uttar Pradesh will conduct Bihar-like caste census, the state agriculture minister said his government doesn't want to put state 'in reverse gear'.

Akhilesh no Tejashwi—earning social justice tag in UP tough. Mulayam legacy doesn’t help

While the party is trying, the SP lacks the language of social justice. It has to go through a process of catharsis to achieve that transformation.

Why Samajwadi Party has taken a U-turn in Ramcharitmanas row — ‘shudra’ politics could pay off

SP had distanced itself from Swami Prasad Maurya’s controversial remarks on verses in Hindu text. Now it seems to be shifting the debate from religion to caste with eye on LS polls.

SP distances itself from MLC Maurya’s Ramcharitmanas remark — ‘we follow principles of Lord Ram’

FIR lodged against SP leader Swami Prasad Maurya over remarks on Hindu text, in Lucknow. Senior leader Shivpal Yadav has said MLC's views don't represent party stand.

BJP, Congress are the same, says Akhilesh Yadav, confirming ‘no show’ in Rahul’s Bharat Yatra

Lucknow: Samajwadi Party chief Akhilesh Yadav said Thursday that the Congress and the BJP were the “same” -- thereby putting a lid on all...

Is Akhilesh reluctant to join Bharat Jodo? SP chief ‘wants to avoid talk of Congress alliance’

SP hasn't always benefited from alliances with larger parties. Hence, Akhilesh wishes to not be seen with Congress. SP ally RLD’s Jayant Chaudhary won't join Rahul's yatra either.

Mainpuri bypoll: Massive win for Mulayam’s bahu Dimple ends pari-war, Shivpal back in SP

Reconciliation efforts were on ever since SP patron's death. Shivpal says followers of Gandhi, Lohia, Ambedkar & Chaudhary Charan Singh should come together for 2024 polls.

On Camera

Tariffs, chips, and China — how Trump’s trade playbook affects India

Trump’s OBBB is framed to augment domestic semiconductor production and enhance trade protection, even at the expense of certain social programs such as Medicaid, food stamps, and student loans, as well as a projected ballooning federal deficit from US$2.8 to 3.3 trillion

New insolvency frameworks to shorter timelines, how 2025 amendment bill proposes to transform IBC

New bill aims to fix key issues with IBC 2016, including delays & patchy implementation, and protect creditors, with window for genuine promoters to retain control of their companies.

Indian firm joins hands with US manufacturer to locally develop all-terrain vehicles for armed forces

Under joint venture, JSW Sarbloh Motors will indigenise and manufacture TX range ATVs in Chandigarh. The first India-assembled unit is expected by early 2026.

War of IAF, PAF doctrines: As Pakistan obsesses over numbers, India embraces risk, wins

Now that both IAF and PAF have made formal claims of having shot down the other’s aircraft in the 87-hour war in May, we can ask a larger question: do such numbers really matter?