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Former SP spokesperson Gaurav Bhatia joins BJP

Former SP spokesperson Gaurav Bhatia joins BJP

Rediff.com2 Apr 2017

Bhatia said he has belief in the 'Sabka Saath, Sabka Vikas' call of Modi and Shah.

'UP battle is now between SP and BJP'

'UP battle is now between SP and BJP'

Rediff.com13 Jan 2022

'Congress and BSP are in the fray, but not in the contest.'

Omicron: Allahabad HC urges EC to defer UP polls, ban rallies

Omicron: Allahabad HC urges EC to defer UP polls, ban rallies

Rediff.com24 Dec 2021

A Bench of Justice Shekhar Kumar Yadav, while allowing the bail application of a petitioner in a case, said the number of patients infected with Omicron are increasing and there is a possibility of a third wave.

BJP fields ex-Cong leader against Sonia in Rae Bareli

BJP fields ex-Cong leader against Sonia in Rae Bareli

Rediff.com4 Apr 2019

Dinesh Pratap Singh, who was elected to the state legislative council for the second time in 2016 and left the Congress last year, is pitted against UPA chairperson Sonia Gandhi on a seat held by her since 2004.

Jailed ex-MP Atiq Ahmed knocks on SC door for protection from UP police

Jailed ex-MP Atiq Ahmed knocks on SC door for protection from UP police

Rediff.com1 Mar 2023

He said the Uttar Pradesh police in all likelihood will seek his transit remand and also police remand to take him from Ahmedabad to Prayagraj and he "genuinely apprehends that he may be eliminated during this transit period".

UP BJP candidate booked for inflammatory speech, violating EC norms

UP BJP candidate booked for inflammatory speech, violating EC norms

Rediff.com24 Jan 2022

Pershant Gujjar and his 40 supporters have also been booked for holding the meeting without permission on Sunday, Kakroli Station House Officer (SHO) Sunil Sharma said.

Mulayam defends Akhilesh, says no one responsible for SP's defeat

Mulayam defends Akhilesh, says no one responsible for SP's defeat

Rediff.com12 Mar 2017

"Everyone is responsible for the loss. A single person cannot be blamed," Mulayamsaid

Nature settles scores, says Adityanath on Atiq Ahmed's home turf

Nature settles scores, says Adityanath on Atiq Ahmed's home turf

Rediff.com2 May 2023

Addressing an election meeting on what once was the home turf of slain gangster-politician Atiq Ahmed, Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath on Tuesday appeared to invoke nature as a great leveller -- a force that delivers justice.

SP-AAP-Apna Dal (K) alliance in UP? Akhilesh meets Sanjay Singh, Krishna Patel

SP-AAP-Apna Dal (K) alliance in UP? Akhilesh meets Sanjay Singh, Krishna Patel

Rediff.com24 Nov 2021

A day after meeting Rashtriya Lok Dal chief Jayant Chaudhary, Samajwadi Party president Akhilesh Yadav on Wednesday held talks with AAP leader Sanjay Singh and Apna Dal (K) chief Krishna Patel in the run-up to the 2022 assembly polls.

Fearing return of SP's 'jungle raj', my supporters voted for BJP: Maya

Fearing return of SP's 'jungle raj', my supporters voted for BJP: Maya

Rediff.com11 Mar 2022

Plummeting to its lowest ever tally of winning only one seat in the current Uttar Pradesh Assembly polls, Mayawati said it was the media's aggressive propaganda showing the BSP as the 'B team of the BJP' that drove away Muslims and anti-BJP voters from it.

Mulayam tried to persuade Aparna not to join BJP: Akhilesh

Mulayam tried to persuade Aparna not to join BJP: Akhilesh

Rediff.com19 Jan 2022

Samajwadi Party patriarch Mulayam Singh Yadav tried hard to convince his daughter-in-law Aparna Yadav to not join the Bharatiya Janata Party, party chief Akhilesh Yadav said on Wednesday and expressed his happiness that the SP's socialist ideology is expanding its reach.

Congress 'candidate' files nomination from seat given to SP

Congress 'candidate' files nomination from seat given to SP

Rediff.com8 Feb 2017

SP has already fielded its sitting MLA from Gauriganj seat.

Mamata says pilot averted midair collision of her plane with another jet

Mamata says pilot averted midair collision of her plane with another jet

Rediff.com7 Mar 2022

Banerjee also stated that the plane did not fall into any air pocket, rebuffing reports that had claimed otherwise.

Modi's 'warning': SP will block Centre's benefits to poor

Modi's 'warning': SP will block Centre's benefits to poor

Rediff.com4 Feb 2022

Addressing a virtual rally directed at western UP constituencies, he urged people to keep 'history-sheeters' out, and instead create a 'new history'.

Shinde passes floor test smoothly, gets 164 votes; many MVA MLAs absent

Shinde passes floor test smoothly, gets 164 votes; many MVA MLAs absent

Rediff.com4 Jul 2022

Three MLAs abstained, while 20 legislators, most of them from Congress and the NCP, including Congress's Ashok Chavan and Vijay Wadettiwar, both former ministers, were absent during the trust vote.

Need structural changes in party: Rahul

Need structural changes in party: Rahul

Rediff.com14 Mar 2017

He stressed that the assembly poll results were 'not bad' though the party was 'a little down' in UP.

Fresh trouble for BJP? Small parties should be respected, says NDA ally

Fresh trouble for BJP? Small parties should be respected, says NDA ally

Rediff.com25 Dec 2018

"We small parties, like the Apna Dal-S, want some respect to be shown to us. We, our leaders and workers feel hurt if due importance is not given to us," Ashish Patel told mediapersons

Campaigning ends for first phase of Gujarat elections, Morbi 'hero' among candidates

Campaigning ends for first phase of Gujarat elections, Morbi 'hero' among candidates

Rediff.com29 Nov 2022

Campaigning for the first phase of the Gujarat assembly elections to be held on December 1 ended at 5 pm on Tuesday.

'Lord Ram Will Protect The Constitution'

'Lord Ram Will Protect The Constitution'

Rediff.com8 Feb 2024

'Rama is Lord God of maryada. Today's maryada is the Constitution.'

Priyanka Gandhi Cong's 'captain' in UP: Khurshid

Priyanka Gandhi Cong's 'captain' in UP: Khurshid

Rediff.com23 Jun 2021

"All you have to do is to put the picture of (UP Chief Minister) Yogi (Adityanath) in front of you and Priyanka Gandhi's picture and you won't need to ask any more questions," said Khurshid, who is the chief of the party's manifesto committee for the state.

6 BSP MLAs rebel in UP, hint they may leave party

6 BSP MLAs rebel in UP, hint they may leave party

Rediff.com28 Oct 2020

'It's the same problem with all six of us. Behenji (Mayawati) is not to be blamed, but the coordinators have acted in a manner which has depressed us and we thought what is the use of remaining with such a party'

Bihar polls: Lalu Yadav to declare seats for Samajawadi party on Sunday

Bihar polls: Lalu Yadav to declare seats for Samajawadi party on Sunday

Rediff.com22 Aug 2015

The Bihar unit of Samajwadi Party, which had protested over denial of seats in the grand alliance for Bihar Assembly polls, claimed to have fruitful talks with the alliance partners Rashtriya Janata Dal President Lalu Prasad and Chief Minister Nitish Kumar over seat sharing.

Will Phase 6 Stun BJP?

Will Phase 6 Stun BJP?

Rediff.com28 May 2024

In Phase 6, indications are that the BJP, which is defending 40 seats, will lose in double digits and gain in single digits. Not good, if you are the ruling party scrambling to earn a working majority, with just one phase left to go, argues Prem Panicker.

RSS's Lack Of Enthusiasm Is Showing

RSS's Lack Of Enthusiasm Is Showing

Rediff.com12 May 2024

According to insiders, their lack of enthusiasm is showing on the ground. There is nothing to suggest that their enthusiasm will return in the final four phases of polling, observes N Sathiya Moorthy.

Mayawati's Hindutva turn: Says no stopping BJP's work in Ayodhya, Kashi, Mathura

Mayawati's Hindutva turn: Says no stopping BJP's work in Ayodhya, Kashi, Mathura

Rediff.com9 Oct 2021

Claiming that the BJP's government's works in the three holy cities are only follow-ups of her government's initiatives, Mayawati went on to promise, in what is being seen as a subtle shift towards soft Hindutva ahead of the Uttar Pradesh assembly polls, to complete all those work on time.

U'khand polls: BJP eyes to beat trend, Cong tries to make a comeback

U'khand polls: BJP eyes to beat trend, Cong tries to make a comeback

Rediff.com13 Feb 2022

The voting will begin at 7 am and end at 5 pm after the electioneering came to an end on Saturday, 48 hours before the electorate begin casting their votes.

Anti-national not to discuss Covid in Parliament: BJP

Anti-national not to discuss Covid in Parliament: BJP

Rediff.com28 Jul 2021

Asserting that preventing a possible Covid third wave is the biggest issue now, the Bharatiya Janata Party hit out at Opposition parties on Wednesday for disrupting Parliament proceedings over "manufactured" matters like the Pegasus issue and claimed it was "anti-national" to not discuss the pandemic in both the Houses.

Krishna tells me in my dream SP will form govt in UP: Akhilesh

Krishna tells me in my dream SP will form govt in UP: Akhilesh

Rediff.com4 Jan 2022

Samajwadi Party chief Akhilesh Yadav on Monday claimed that Lord Krishna comes in his dreams every night to tell him that he will form the government in Uttar Pradesh.

In UP Modi talks of how instant talaq ban helped 'Muslim sisters'

In UP Modi talks of how instant talaq ban helped 'Muslim sisters'

Rediff.com14 Feb 2022

PM Modi's remarks at the rally at Akbarpur come amid a row in Karnataka where schools have stopped Muslim girls from attending classes while wearing hijab.

Most UP 'bahubalis' lose their political muscle

Most UP 'bahubalis' lose their political muscle

Rediff.com11 Mar 2022

While a few 'bahubalis' managed wins in the Uttar Pradesh Assembly elections, a majority of them were rejected by the voters. According to the results, many alleged dons-turned-politicians failed to make it to the Uttar Pradesh Assembly.

Bypolls: Over 90% voting in Meghalaya's Sohiong; moderate polling in other seats

Bypolls: Over 90% voting in Meghalaya's Sohiong; moderate polling in other seats

Rediff.com10 May 2023

The bypolls were conducted for two Assembly seats in Uttar Pradesh, one each in Meghalaya and Odisha and the Jalandhar Lok Sabha constituency in Punjab.

Won't fill up NPR form: Akhilesh Yadav

Won't fill up NPR form: Akhilesh Yadav

Rediff.com29 Dec 2019

Samajwadi Party chief Akhilesh Yadav on Sunday said the National Population Register and the National Register of Citizens were against the poor people and minorities of the country, while asserting that he will not fill up the NPR form. Addressing a press conference at the Samajwadi Party headquarters, he said, "Be it the NPR or the NRC, these are against the poor people, minorities and Muslims of the country."

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