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Topic: Samajwadi Party

‘Congress will bulldoze Ram temple, if voted to power’, says PM Modi in Barabanki rally

Referring to the INDIA bloc, the prime minister urged the people present at the rally in UP’s Barabanki to avoid wasting their votes on a “ridiculous Khichdi coalition”.

Akhilesh’s claims about Covishield vaccine are baseless, says Union MoS for health SP Singh Baghel

SP chief has been raising alarm about Oxford-AstraZeneca vaccine, but Baghel points to WHO approval. Minister also confident of retaining his Agra seat, which is voting Tuesday.

How Akhilesh Yadav’s daughter Aditi is learning ropes on campaign trail in family bastion Mainpuri

Aditi has stepped in to seek votes for mother Dimple Yadav with nukkad sabhas. Her campaign, with focus on Karhal & Kishni, resembles that of her grandfather Mulayam Singh Yadav.

Akhilesh, Dimple to Shivpal’s son Aditya — here are the 5 members of Mulayam clan in poll fray

Aditya, nephew of Mulayam, has replaced his father, Shivpal, as SP candidate in Budaun. Amit Shah attacked Akhilesh Sunday, asking if he couldn't find Yadavs outside his family.

A dare, local support & a prestige battle — Akhilesh in poll fray to win back SP stronghold Kannauj

While BJP has challenged Akhilesh Yadav to fight, SP's local unit also worked to convince him to contest from Kannauj saying his candidacy would bolster INDIA bloc's chances in Yadav belt.

Why Samajwadi Party is swinging focus from Muslims & Yadavs to Dalit & OBC vote in UP

The SP has announced 28 OBC and 14 Dalit candidates in UP, while giving tickets to only 4 Muslims. Political experts say it’s a tactic to broaden its base and counter BJP’s ‘polarisation’.

RLD-BJP pact creates Muslim-Jat rift in UP’s Kairana, but SP’s Iqra Hasan is wooing all votes

With RLD joining BJP-led NDA, cohesion between Jats and Muslims is eroding in communally sensitive Kairana, where SP’s Iqra Hasan will go against BJP’s Pradeep Chaudhary on 19 April.

Samajwadi Party names 7 more candidates in fresh list for UP ahead of Lok Sabha polls

According to the list released by the SP on X, sitting MP from Shravasti and former BSP leader Ram Shiromani Verma has been fielded by the party from the seat.

Why SP’s Akhilesh defied Azam Khan and fielded a cleric from Delhi’s Jama Masjid in Rampur seat

Since Maulana Mohibullah Nadvi filed his nomination from Rampur, Azam Khan's bastion, the SP strongman's supporters have accused party of parachuting 'an outsider' into the seat.

Secular parties don’t want Muslims in leadership positions, want them to be their slaves — Owaisi

In an interview, Owaisi, whose AIMIM has allied with Apna Dal (K) & other smaller parties, says object is to beat BJP, accuses INDIA bloc of being silent on issues concerning Muslims.

On Camera

Satyajit Ray to Neeraj Ghaywan’s Homebound — how Martin Scorsese plays patron saint at Oscars

Neeraj Ghaywan’s Homebound, starring Ishaan Khatter, Vishal Jethwa, Janhvi Kapoor, has been shortlisted in the Best International Feature Film category for the 98th Academy Awards.

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 Trump, again. India now has reason to shed fear of free trade and spur 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.