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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Asad Ahmad, Ghulam Encounter: Samajwadi Party chief Akhilesh Yadav on Friday alleged the Yogi government of carrying out encounters with an eye on polls.
Asad Ahmed was caught on CCTV when Umesh Pal was killed and had been on the run for the past 50 days, UP police said.
Asad Ahmed encounter: Police said that during the chase, they asked the criminals to surrender but they didn't. They tried to escape on a two-wheeler when their bike slipped and they fell. The accused fired on the cops but were killed in the gunfire.
By doing false encounters, the BJP government is trying to divert attention from the real issues. The BJP does not believe in the court at all, said Akhilesh Yadav.
The biggest opposition party in UP, SP is trying to revive its electoral fortune ahead of the crucial General Election 2024. Mayor elections are seen as semifinal before 2024.
An FIR has been registered against the SP MLC Swami Prasad Maurya for allegedly making an "objectionable comment on Lord Ram" and hurting religious sentiments of Hindus.
Padma awards 2023: Mulayam Singh Yadav, a former Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister, had founded the Samajwadi Party. He died on October 10 at the age of 82. He was elected 10 times to Uttar Pradesh assembly and seven times to Lok Sabha and was popularly known as 'Netaji'.
Akhilesh’s statement comes a day after Bihar deputy chief minister and RJD leader Tejashwi Yadav on Saturday said the Congress is the biggest party in the Opposition but wherever regional parties are strong, they should be allowed to sit in the "driver's seat" to take on the BJP in the 2024 general
Akhilesh-Mamata meet: The development is crucial as the emergence of the third front will give shape to the poll battle in 2024 and a divided Opposition will add electoral fortune to the ruling BJP.
India's number one and the most followed Super Prime Time News Show ‘Aaj Ki Baat- Rajat Sharma Ke Saath' was launched just before the 2014 general elections.
There is a strong buzz that Akhilesh Yadav and Mamata Banerjee are likely to discuss a third front as both have so far maintianed a distance from Congress.
Sanjay Rana, a reporter for a YouTube channel, asked questions related to unfulfilled poll promises made by UP minister Gulab Devi. Subsequently, he was arrested on the charges of misbehaving with the minister.
Umesh Pal case: Second accused identified as Vijay Kumar alias Usman Chaudhary was killed in an encounter with Prayagraj police on Monday.
Yogi is working in the right direction. He has decided to finish off the terror unleashed by criminal gangs, whether they belong to Atiq Ahmed or Mukhtar Ansari. There are reports of even some policemen helping these gangs.
India's number one and the most followed Super Prime Time News Show ‘Aaj Ki Baat- Rajat Sharma Ke Saath' was launched just before the 2014 general elections.
Umesh Pal murder case: Sadakat Khan is a practicing lawyer who was staying at Allahabad University hostel. Police said they are looking into how he was staying in the hostel.
The argument broke out after guests demanded to play the music at around 2 am, however, the hotel management refused to entertain the request.
UP budget session 2023 began on a stormy note as Akhilesh Yadav leads attacks against Yogi government in the assembly that caused the adjournment for the day.
EXCLUSIVE: UP Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath, in the first interview after returning to power in 2022, speaks on a range of issues including budget 2023, and alleged actions against Muslims.
This came a day after the party President Akhilesh Yadav held a meeting at the party office.
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