The counting began at 8 am to decide the fate of the candidates contesting the polls, among whom all eyes will be on Dimple Yadav, Mulayam Singh Yadav's elder daughter-in-law and the wife of Akhilesh Yadav, who is contesting from the Mainpuri Lok Sabha seat, necessitated by the demise of Samajwadi Party veteran Mulayam Singh Yadav in October.
Downplaying the tiff with the Samajwadi Party in Lok Sabha over the quota in promotion bill, the Congress on Wednesday indicated that communication channels will remain open with Mulayam Singh Yadav's party on the issue.
Besides the picture of Akhilesh Yadav, the poster also carries the picture of party state spokesperson Fakhrul Hasan 'Chand', who earlier in July on the birthday of the SP chief had put up a similar banner outside the SP office.
Akhilesh Yadav, president of the Uttar Pradesh unit of the Samajwadi Party, tells Aditi Phadnis what his party's agenda will be if it comes to power
The move is directed at strengthening Samajwadi Party's weakening hold over a section of the OBCs, who have traditionally remained the most deprived lot. Sharat Pradhan reports
About 25 years after the incident, SP supremo Mulayam Singh Yadav on Monday said he "felt sad" for ordering firing on 'karsewaks' in Ayodhya in 1990.
Dimple Yadav, Samajwadi Party leader and its candidate in the Mainpuri Lok Sabha bypoll, has declared movable and immovable assets worth over Rs 14 crore.
The Congress chief addressed a large gathering of party workers at Lalganj in Rae Bareli on the concluding day of her two-day thanksgiving visit to her Lok Sabha constituency.
Giving in to opposition parties' protests on withdrawal of National Security Guard cover, the government on Thursday announced that the security cover provided to Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Mayawati, Bharatiya Janata Party leader Murli Manohar Joshi, Samajwadi Party chief Mulayam Singh Yadav and Rashtriya Janata Dal chief Lalu Prasad will not be reduced.
"Police did not open fire at rioters despite a shoot-at-sight order in the riot-torn town and security personnel remained mute spectators to the mayhem," Tripathi said.
Samajwadi Party chief Mulayam Singh Yadav's efforts to broker peace between sulking Amar Singh and Ram Gopal Yadav received a setback on Tuesday with Singh conveying his inability to attend the party's cultural festival at Saifai by posting an open letter on his personal blog.
"Rahul Gandhi ki haisiyat nahin ki hum unka naam le (Rahul Gandhi's stature is not such that I take his name)," Yadav said in response to Gandhi's charges against his government
'The people here understand that the Congress is not trying to exploit the voter on the basis of their caste, their religion. It wants development.'
In what may be seen as a message to the electorate that he has a say in the party, Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Akhilesh Yadav on Monday inducted three Cabinet and two Ministers of State (Independent Charge) ahead of next year's assembly elections in the state.
Raising a new demand on the women's bill, Samajwadi Party on Monday sought 50 per cent quota to women in educational institutes as well as jobs.
Pandey, a minister in Akhilesh Yadav's cabinet, was expelled by SP state unit chief Shivpal Yadav over the allegation that he attacked party MLC Ashu Malik.
The Samajwadi Party's Mainpuri district unit Thursday gave a written request to the party chief to contest from the Karhal seat and he agreed, sources said.
After staying away from campaigning till now, Samajwadi Party patriarch Mulayam Singh Yadav on Saturday addressed his first rally where he sought votes for brother Shivpal, saying the election is important for both of them.
With uncertainty prevailing over 'Janata Parivar' constituents contesting the Bihar assembly polls as one party, Chief Minister Nitish Kumar on Monday asked Samajwadi Party chief Mulayam Singh Yadav to convene a meeting of the merger committee to "clear the air".
In a major relief to Dr Manmohan Singh-led government, Samajwadi Party supremo Mulayam Singh Yadav on Friday ruled out the possibility of mid-term polls, adding that his party will support the United Progressive Alliance government as of now.
At 38, Akhilesh is the youngest chief minister of India's most populous state.
Trying to warm up to Mayawati, rebel Samajwadi Party leader Amar Singh said on Saturday that the Bahujan Samaj Party supremo has proved herself against all odds and he can understand her "pain" when she was "humiliated" by Mulayam Singh Yadav.
The father-son duo had earlier moved the UP government seeking two years' time to vacate their official residences and shifting to their private accommodations in Lucknow.
Samajwadi Party supremo Mulayam Singh Yadav on Monday ruled out the possibility of joining the United Progressive Alliance government at the Centre.
The Samajwadi Party, which won a spectacular majority in the assembly elections, on Friday did nothing to dispel the raging speculation over who would be the next chief minister with leaders merely saying that the issue will be decided on Saturday.
Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Akhilesh Yadav and Azam Khan, the most powerful minister in his cabinet, were left embarrassed by Samajwadi Party chief Mulayam Singh Yadav at a function at the CM's residence in Lucknow.
It was sweet revenge for Mulayam Singh Yadav on Tuesday five years after Mayawati famously said "why kill a dead man" after the Samajwadi supremo was ousted by her in a crushing defeat.
Mulayam announced that sacked minister Gayatri Prajapati will be taken back in the UP cabinet.
"The contents of the letter are so heinous that my wife and I are very disturbed," he said in a voice choking down with emotion and tears in his eyes.
With two more phases to go in the Uttar Pradesh assembly polls, Chief Minister Mayawati is confident of returning to power. "We would do better than the 2007 elections," said a beaming 'Behenji' after she cast her vote in Lucknow in the fourth phase of the elections on Sunday.
Bahujan Samaj Party supremo Mayawati on Sunday attacked Samajwadi Party chief Mulayam Singh Yadav saying he was dreaming of becoming the prime minister "day and night", but how will he handle the country, when he was unable to handle a state.
What did Amar Singh and Mulayam Singh Yadav discuss at breakfast?
The Vishwa Hindu Parishad was unable to carry out its plan of a massive congregation in Ayodhya.
Following this, Thakur on Friday said he would now move the Chief Judicial Magistrate Court for justice.
In the past the Congress had cold-shouldered overtures from the Samajwadi Party chief, leading to bad blood between the two parties.
Discredited and ousted Samajwadi Party leader Amar Singh was understood to be behind the protest demonstrations at a function organised by Uttar Pradesh Urban Development and Minorities Welfare Minister Azam Khan on his home-ground, Rampur on Monday.
Mulayam said his son had promised to leave the post of party president after staying at the helm for three months, but he did not do so.
Sharat Pradhan examines how Mulayam Singh Yadav's foreign-education son is transforming the Samajwadi Party.
Several SP leaders fear Muslim voters may shift loyalty, which will benefit rivals like the BJP.
