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Akhilesh Yadav

Akhilesh Yadav

Akhilesh Yadav is the national president of the Samajwadi Party. He served as the 20th Chief Minister of Uttar Pradesh from 2012 to 2017. Born on July 1, 1973, Yadav became the youngest CM to assume office at the age of 38. He was elected the Member of Parliament from Azamgarh in the 17th Lok Sabha. For the upcoming assembly elections in Uttar Pradesh, he will be contesting from his stronghold Karhal seat in Mainpuri district and won. This is the first time Akhilesh will contest an assembly election. SP has always won a majority from Karhal since 1993, except once in 2002. Akhilesh Yadav is an important face for the upcoming UP assembly elections in 2022. The Samajwadi Party has formed an alliance with the Suheldev Bhartiya Samaj Party for the polls. The parties have given the slogan ‘Khadeda Howe’, a call to “drive out” the BJP from the state. Akhilesh is the son of veteran politician Mulayam Singh Yadav, who served as the Chief Minister of UP for three non-consecutive terms. Akhilesh Yadav began his political career in the year 2000 when he got elected to the 13th Lok Sabha from Kannauj in a by-election. During his tenure as the CM of Uttar Pradesh, the Agra-Lucknow Expressway was completed and inaugurated. When Akhilesh became CM, the party was divided into two groups, one of which supported him, and the other sided with his uncle Shivpal Yadav. Recently, Akhilesh Yadav received backlash from the opposition after he compared Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel, Mahatma Gandhi, and Jawaharlal Nehru to the likes of Mohammad Ali Jinnah. He said that they all studied in the same institute, and fought for India's freedom.

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1 kg 'ghee', free ration to poor for 5 years if SP comes to power in UP, says Akhilesh Yadav

Elections | Feb 15, 2022, 04:32 PM IST

Addressing an election rally here, Samajwadi Party chief, Akhilesh Yadav said the funds for ration have not been earmarked in 'Delhi's budget as they know that the election will end in March.'

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BJP doing experiment in country from Karnataka: Owaisi on Hijab controversy

Elections | Feb 15, 2022, 12:37 PM IST

Asaduddin Owaisi directly blamed the Bharatiya Janata Party for the ongoing controversy over Hijab.

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UP Election: VVPAT machine throwing BJP's slip on voting for SP, alleges Akhilesh's party

Elections | Feb 14, 2022, 11:47 PM IST

In a series of tweets, the Samajwadi Party alleged that booth number 417 in the Moradabad Rural assembly, booth numbers 171, 169, 170, and 175 in the Chaundausi assembly constituency, are taking votes in BJP's name when they are voting for Samajwadi Party.

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'Dynasts will again be defeated in UP', PM Modi mounts attack on Akhilesh

Elections | Feb 14, 2022, 03:36 PM IST

Without taking the name of Samajwadi Party, PM Narendra Modi said that 'they had distributed areas in UP among family members for loot'.

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Even Akhilesh Yadav doesn't want Azam Khan to come out of jail, says Adityanath

Elections | Feb 14, 2022, 10:33 AM IST

CM Yogi Adityanath said that Akhilesh Yadav should understand that cases against Azam Khan pertain to courts and not state governments.

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UP election 2022: One party trying to stop SP from defeating BJP, says Akhilesh Yadav

Elections | Feb 12, 2022, 05:59 PM IST

"Samajwadi Party is working to defeat the BJP, but one party intends to stop the SP," Yadav said without naming the Bahujan Samaj Party (BSP) or any of its leaders.

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'Akhilesh's Nayi Sapa...': BJP targets ex-CM after missing woman's body found in SP leader's plot

Elections | Feb 11, 2022, 02:05 PM IST

Two months after a Dalit woman in Unnao had gone missing, police recovered her decomposed body near an ashram owned by the son of late Fateh Bahadur Singh (SP leader), a former Uttar Pradesh minister.

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UP election 2022 first phase: Voting in 58 constituencies across 11 districts today

Elections | Feb 10, 2022, 12:26 AM IST

In the first of the seven-phase Uttar Pradesh assembly election 2022, polling will be held in 11 districts including Muzaffarnagar, Meerut, Baghpat, Ghaziabad, Shamli, Hapur, Gautam Buddh Nagar, Bulandshahr, Aligarh, Agra, and Mathura.

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PM Modi attacks dynastic politics, takes a swipe at Samajwadi Party's 'parivarvad'

Elections | Feb 09, 2022, 09:43 PM IST

PM Modi said dynastic politics compromises on the talent coming into a political party. Taunting Akhilesh Yadav's Samajwadi Party, PM Modi recalled his 'fake Samajwadi' jibe saying these parties were concerned about only parivarvad.

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BJP will emerge victorious in all 5 states assembly elections, says PM Modi | HIGHLIGHTS

Elections | Feb 09, 2022, 11:58 PM IST

In a 70-minute long interview, PM Modi spoke about Yogi government in Uttar Pradesh, Centre dealing with Covid pandemic, economy, among other issues. Catch all the updates here.

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BJP vs Samajwadi Party manifesto for Uttar Pradesh election 2022: Both parties dole out freebies

Elections | Feb 09, 2022, 02:48 PM IST

While the BJP on Tuesday assured free electricity for irrigation, the SP said 300 units of free electricity will be given and assured that a 24-hour power supply in the entire state.

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UP Election: PM takes swipe after Mamata's show of support for Akhilesh; reaches out to Muslim women

Elections | Feb 08, 2022, 11:40 PM IST

PM Modi said that bringing the marriageable age of the girls on a par with that of boys will also benefit the Muslim girls significantly.

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UP election 2022: SC denies interim bail to SP leader Azam Khan for campaigning

Elections | Feb 08, 2022, 11:19 PM IST

A bench comprising Justices L Nageswara Rao and BR Gavai, however, granted liberty to Khan to approach the concerned court and request for expeditious disposal of bail pleas. How can you file 32 petitions to seek bail? Don't bring politics in court, the bench said.

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UP election 2022: 'Akhilesh Yadav will be winning', says Mamata Banerjee

Elections | Feb 08, 2022, 09:31 PM IST

When asked if she has plans of contesting the 2024 general elections from Uttar Pradesh, the West Bengal chief minister replied that she would talk to Akhilesh Yadav about it. 

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SP promises 33% reservation for women in govt jobs, benefits for farmers in manifesto | Top points

Elections | Feb 08, 2022, 08:46 PM IST

The party released its manifesto -- Samajwadi Vachan Patra -- for the coming assembly elections, shortly after the BJP released its own.

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Assembly Election 2022 Updates: PM Modi takes swipe after Mamata; BJP, SP release manifestos

Elections | Feb 08, 2022, 11:47 PM IST

Polling in Uttar Pradesh will take place in seven-phase between February 10 and March 7. Goa and Uttarakhand will vote in a single phase on February 14 while Punjab will vote on February 20. In Manipur, polling will take place in two-phase on Feb 27 and March 3. Results will be announced on March 10.

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UP Election 2022: Want Akhilesh Yadav's Samajwadi Party to win, says Mamata Banerjee

Elections | Feb 07, 2022, 06:56 PM IST

Akhilesh Yadav shares a very cordial relationship with Banerjee and had attended the grand opposition meeting hosted by the TMC supremo in January 2019.

India TV-Ground Zero Research Opinion Poll: Uttar Pradesh.

India TV Opinion Poll: BJP likely to retain Uttar Pradesh with full majority, SP to gain seats

Elections | Feb 08, 2022, 12:09 AM IST

India TV-Ground Zero Research conducted an opinion poll survey to gauge the mood of people in Uttar Pradesh. Will BJP be able to retain the big state or Samajwadi Party would be back in power once again, catch all the updates.

PM Modi addresses rally in UP's Bijnor 

Modi's word of caution ahead of first phase polling in UP: 'Criminals want old mafia raj govt back'

Elections | Feb 07, 2022, 04:02 PM IST

Speaking about the law and order situation in Uttar Pradesh, PM Narendra Modi said that during CM Yogi's tenure, criminals themselves ran to jails and demanded that they be locked up.

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UP Election 2022: Akhilesh Yadav promises to set up vodka plant to prevent potato wastage

Elections | Feb 07, 2022, 11:07 AM IST

Akhilesh Yadav lashed out at the BJP government, saying despite assurance to buy potatoes from the farmers, the government did not do so.