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Thursday, November 6, 2025
TopicSamajwadi Party

Topic: Samajwadi Party

Behind Akhilesh’s fascination with JP Narayan, a message for youth, Kayasthas, Congress & BJP

Samajwadi Party chief Akhilesh Yadav was not allowed to visit JPNIC on Narayan's birth anniversary. His father Mulayam too was inspired by JP movement.

Day after Haryana debacle, ally SP blindsides Congress by declaring picks for 6 UP assembly bypolls

Was expecting to field candidates on 5 of 10 seats, says UP Congress chief. SP insiders say party willing to part with 1 or 2 seats if INDIA bloc ally Congress ‘asks politely’.

AAP’s dilemma over Kejriwal’s former bungalow & Pallavi Patel’s curious moves after meeting with Yogi

Pre-Truth — snappy, witty and significant snippets from the world of politics and government.

Ayodhya gangrape case gets murkier with ‘betrayal’ angle, ‘juvenile’ status of BJP leader’s accused son

Ayodhya police have booked local BJP leader’s son as juvenile on basis of Class 5 mark sheet, it is learnt. Family allege cops refused to file FIR at first and main accused is an adult.

War of words after Mayawati blames Akhilesh for SP-BSP break-up in 2019. Why she’s raking up old wounds

It started with Mayawati stating in booklet circulated among party workers that Akhilesh refused to take calls from her and senior party leaders, leading to end of alliance in 2019.

SP-BJP slugfest over Ayodhya gangrape heats up as assembly bypolls loom

Assembly bypolls are due for 10 seats in UP, including Milkipur, which falls under Ayodhya district. Police have taken DNA samples of accused, which SP leaders had been demanding.

Why legacy of Purvanchal’s don-neta Hari Shankar Tiwari is at centre of SP’s Brahmin outreach

Akhilesh Yadav is trying to capitalise on perceived anger within a section of Brahmins in Uttar Pradesh over demolition drive by Yogi govt in Hari Shankar Tiwari's village.

Rajya Sabha chairman Dhankhar defends RSS. ‘Can’t single out organisation doing national service’

He made the remarks after SP’s Ramji Lal Suman, while speaking about the NTA chairperson, said: 'For them...the first criterion is whether he belongs to RSS or not.'

Caste balance, non-controversial, seniority, acceptability — why SP made Mata Prasad Pandey UP LoP

This, party insiders say, was done to reach out to upper castes. Going with balancing act, SP also elevated two Muslims & one Dalit ahead of five-day Monsoon session of UP assembly.

SP mouthpiece has a message in English. Focus on non-Hindi states & breaking from Mulayam’s mould

In Samajwadi Bulletin, the party, in its message among others, informs readers about why it fielded fresh faces like Iqra Hasan, Priya & Pushpendra Saroj in LS elections.

On Camera

Indians have a complicated relationship with Zohran Mamdani

Mamdani’s politics feels unusual compared to India’s current climate. He unapologetically foregrounds Muslim identity at a time when doing so in India invites scrutiny.

What does NCLAT order mean for data-sharing ban, penalty imposed by CCI on Meta & WhatsApp

On 4 November 2025, NCLAT bench, comprising Chairperson Justice Ashok Bhushan and Member Arun Baroka, noted that WhatsApp and Meta are distinct legal entities.

‘Let them see’: Putin says new nuclear-powered missiles in the making, in message to Washington

At a ceremony felicitating Russian military engineers, Putin highlights Moscow’s 'parity' in defence technologies for the next century.

Trump’s trade wars have rewritten powerplay, but India didn’t get the memo

This world is being restructured and redrawn by one man, and what’s his power? It’s not his formidable military. It’s trade. With China, it turned on him.