Topic: SP
Varanasi is a no-contest for Narendra Modi yet again
Narendra Modi will likely better his victory margin this time as he leads by more than 4 lakh votes. In 2014, he defeated Arvind Kejriwal by over 3 lakh votes.
Missing this election in UP was Hindu-Muslim polarisation
There’s a reason why UP’s Muslims are happy to not be part of the political discourse.
Akhilesh Yadav & Mayawati’s biggest challenge in UP – transfer of votes
Gathbandhan was formed on the assumption that Akhilesh could transfer SP votes to BSP and Mayawati could get Dalit votes transferred to SP.
Shah scouts prisons for candidates as a BJP MP dodges a shoe
The best cartoons of the day, chosen by editors at ThePrint.
Mayawati, Mulayam set for showstopper rally after 24 years of ‘murder plots’ & sexist jibes
Since the infamous Lucknow guesthouse incident, BSP's Mayawati and SP's Mulayam have been sworn enemies. But Friday's rally in Mainpuri could well make that history.
At first UP mahagathbandhan rally, Muslims, Jats, Dalits share seats, set allies on their way
Demographic at first joint rally of the SP-BSP-RLD alliance is exactly what the parties wanted. Question is, will that translate into votes?
In manifesto, SP promises separate tax bracket for ultra-rich, ‘humane approach’ in J&K
Samajwadi Party promises mahaparivartan (massive change) for social justice through promoting women self-help groups, a body to tackle farmer loans.
Supreme Court wants CBI to share status of probe against Mulayam Singh Yadav & his sons
The top court's bench comprising Chief Justice Ranjan Gogoi and Justice Deepak Gupta directed CBI to file its response in two weeks.
In Uttar Pradesh, the third Modi wave is as strong as 2014 and 2017
The SP-BSP alliance in Uttar Pradesh, despite its strong caste arithmetic, is unable to woo any of Narendra Modi’s voters.
Congress merely wants to save itself, not defeat Modi: Akhilesh Yadav
Samajwadi Party chief Akhilesh Yadav blames Congress for missing the grand alliance bus in Uttar Pradesh.
Rahul Gandhi must decide if Congress is a European NGO or a party in nationalist India
Safe to say national security plank will always favour the BJP, unless Rahul Gandhi replaces his national security advisers.
Is AAP’s Arvind Kejriwal also guilty of treating Muslims as an unthinking votebank?
Days after Delhi voted in the Lok Sabha elections, AAP convenor Arvind Kejriwal said the Muslim vote “shifted” to the Congress at the last minute.
Defence
Pakistan sends a ‘message’ to Modi, test-fires nuclear missile on day of his poll sweep
Pakistan tested ballistic missile Shaheen-II, which has a range of 1,500 km. Indian security experts say timing of the test clear signal to new govt.
Pracharak Modi: The mask you see, is the man you get
India has its first leader who is unapologetic about belonging to the social and political Right. This is how Shekhar Gupta foresaw Modi’s five years in this National Interest within three months of his victory in 2014.